Eight decades of general linguistics : : the history of CIPL and its role in the history of linguistics / / edited by Ferenc Kiefer and Piet van Sterkenburg.

• Author: International Congress of Linguists Seoul, Korea)
• TeilnehmendeR: Kiefer, Ferenc.; Sterkenburg, P. G. J. van.; Permanent International Committee of Linguists.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (525 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; 1. Que Pensez-vous de l’Adaption d’une Langue Internationale? /; 2. La Structure Morphologique (Types de Système) /; 3. Relative Frequency and Dynamic Equilibrium in Phonology and Morphology /; 4. Speech Synthesis as a Research Technique /; 5. Les « Laryngales » Indo-européennes /; 6. Research Frontiers in Bilingualism Studies /; 7. The Logical Basis of Linguistic Theory /; 8. On the Methods of Internal Reconstruction /; 9. Linguistics in Its Relations to Other Sciences /; 10. Numeral Classifiers and Substantival Number: Problems in the Genesis of a Linguistic Type /; 11. On the Use of the Present to Explain the Past /; 12. Basic Problems of Semantics /; 13. Some Basic Principles of Functional Grammar /; 14. Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Notion of Linguistic Creativity /; 15. Holistic versus Partial Typologies /; 16. On the Human Value of Local Language /; 17. Grandeur et Misère de la Typologie /; 18. Linguistic Universals and Particulars /; 19. Aspects of the Neural Representation of Spoken Language /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1283855046; 9004242058
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ferenc Kiefer and Piet van Sterkenburg.

Eight Decades of General Linguistics presents the key lectures delivered at the eighteen conferences organized by the Permanent International Committee of Linguists and also a history of the Committee itself. The contributions of outstanding scholars such as Otto Jesperson, Louis Hjelmslev, André Martinet, Uriel Weinreich, Noam Chomsky and many other linguists cannot be over-estimated. The majority of the papers address a radically new topic, each of which became one of the central issues in subsequent linguistic research. In addition to their empirical findings and/or the theoretical innovations presented in their papers, each contribution is still interesting and pivotal to the development of contemporary linguistics.