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Study Guide N° 2The History of Linguistics
Read all the copies related to the History of Linguistics:
An Outline of the History of Linguistics, The History of Linguistics by Frederick Newmeyer, Panini to Chomsky and After by Fromkin, V. (only pages 5 and 6) Chapter 7: The Saussurean Dichotomies and Chapter 8: Chomsky’s Influence from
Bauer, L (2007) (E-books) Chapter 65: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Chapter 4: The History of Linguistics (The handbook of Linguistics by Aronoff in the
E-books).
Then, answer the following questions:
1- What were linguists devoted to during much of the 19th century?
2- What happened at the beginning of the 20th century? Did the focus of attention change?
3- Read about and summarize the contributions made to the field of Linguistics by ...
a) The Greeks (Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics)b) The Romans (Varro, Donatus, Priscian, etc)c) The Indians (Panini)
4- What happened during the Middle Ages? Which developments were made?
5- Was there any progress in Linguistics during the Renaissance? If so, comment on these developments.
6- Read and make a conceptual framework, a diagram or a scheme based on the contributions made by the following figures:
a) Ferdinand de Saussureb) Franz Boas c) Edward Sapird) Leonard Bloomfielde) John Rupert Firthf) Roman Jakobsong) Louis Hjelmslevh) Daniel Jonesi) Noam Chomsky