Limiting the Arbitrary: Linguistic naturalism and its opposites in Plato's Cratylus and modern theories of language
Author:   John E. Joseph (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   96
ISBN:  

9789027245854


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 October 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Limiting the Arbitrary: Linguistic naturalism and its opposites in Plato's Cratylus and modern theories of language


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"The idea that some aspects of language are ""natural"" while others are arbitrary or artificial, runs through modern linguistics. This title traces the heritage of linguistic naturalism back to Plato's ""Cratylus"". The first part details the linguistic arguments in the Cratylus. The second part follows three of the dialogue's naturalistic themes through subsequent linguistic history - natural grammar and conventional words."

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Author:   John E. Joseph (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   96
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9789027245854


ISBN 10:   9027245851
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 October 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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[A] must-read for any serious linguist, let alone a linguistic historiographer. [The author's] mission is to challenge linguists to reflect on their own fundamental assumptions and to recognize that there is nothing much new under the sun - and in this he succeeds admirably. The whole is an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. -- Nicola McLelland, Trinity College, Dublin


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