On language change : the invisible hand in language (Record no. 13089)
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| ISBN | 0415076714 |
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| ISBN | 9780415076715 |
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| ISBN | 0415076722 (pbk.) |
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| ISBN | 9780415076722 |
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| ISBN | 0203993284 |
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| ISBN | 9780203993286 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 410 |
| Item number | KEL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Keller, Rudi. ; |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | On language change : the invisible hand in language |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Routledge, |
| Year of publication | 1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 182 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | pt. I. Exposition of the problem. --<br/>1. The problem of language change. --<br/>2. Historical reconstruction. --<br/>3. In the prison of dichotomies --<br/>pt. II. Solution and discussion. --<br/>4. The working of the invisible hand --<br/>5. Discussion --<br/>6. Conclusion. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In the twentieth century, linguistics has been dominated by two paradigms - those of Saussure and Chomsky. In both these philosophies of linguistics, language change was left aside as an unsolvable mystery which challenged theoretical entirety. In On Language Change Rudi Keller reassesses language change and places it firmly back on the linguistics agenda. Based on the ideas of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thinkers such as Mandeville, Smith and Menger, he demonstrates that language change can indeed be explained through the workings of an 'invisible hand'. Refreshingly jargon-free, Keller's account of language change is comprehensive and clear. Not only does he provide a new epistemology for the science of language change, he also brings new insights to bear on the history of linguistics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Linguistic change. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/93042376-d.html |
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| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 19/03/2004 | Purchased | 1500.00 | 410 KEL | 008675 | Reference Books |