Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics

The Engineer and the Collector

By:

Margaret Thomas

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Routledge Focus on Linguistics

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This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of language. The book grounds its comparisons between the two in both historical and contemporary contexts where, broadly speaking, formalists’ focus on structural relationships and idealized linguistic data contrasts with functionalists’ commitment to analyzing real language used as a communicative tool. The book highlights key sub-varieties, proponents, and critiques of each respective approach. It concludes by comparing formalist versus functionalist contributions in three domains of linguistic research: in the analysis of specific grammatical constructions; in the study of language acquisition; and in interdisciplinary research on the origins of language. Taken together, the volume opens insight into an important tension in linguistic theory, and provides students and scholars with a more nuanced understanding of the structure of the discipline of modern linguistics.

Author Biography:

Margaret Thomas is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures at Boston College, USA.

Release date Australia

March 31st, 2021

Author

Margaret Thomas

Series

Routledge Focus on Linguistics

Pages

126

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

ISBN-13

9780367787844

Product ID

34395250

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