Interviews in the history of linguistics: Volume I

Authors

James McElvenny (ed)
Universität Siegen

Synopsis

This volume brings together transcripts of ten interviews from the podcast series History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences, covering topics in the history of modern European linguistics from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The transcripts have been reviewed and edited for clarity and completeness.

Chapters

  • Wilhelm von Humboldt
    Jürgen Trabant, James McElvenny
  • Missionary grammars in Australia
    Clara Stockigt, James McElvenny
  • Disciplinary linguistics in the nineteenth century
    Floris Solleveld, James McElvenny
  • Ferdinand de Saussure
    John Joseph, James McElvenny
  • The emergence of phonetics as a field
    Michael Ashby, James McElvenny
  • Émile Beneveniste
    Chloé Laplantine, James McElvenny
  • Victoria Lady Welby
    H. Walter Schmitz, James McElvenny
  • John Rupert Firth, Bronisław Malinowski, and the London School
    Jacqueline Léon, James McElvenny
  • Linguistics under National Socialism
    Christopher Hutton, James McElvenny
  • The Copenhagen Circle
    Lorenzo Cigana, James McElvenny

Author Biography

James McElvenny, Universität Siegen

James McElvenny is a researcher in the Collaborative Research Center 1187 “Media of Cooperation” at the University of Siegen. His research focuses on the history of the human sciences, in particular linguistics.

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Published

October 19, 2022

Series

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

Online ISSN

2629-172X

Print ISSN

2629-1711
Copyright (c) 2022 Jürgen Trabant, Clara Stockigt, Floris Solleveld, John Joseph, Michael Ashby, Chloé Laplantine, H. Walter Schmitz, Jacqueline Léon, Christopher Hutton, Lorenzo Cigana; James McElvenny

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Details about the available publication format: PDF

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-3-96110-396-6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7092391

Details about the available publication format: Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN-13 (15)

978-3-98554-054-9

Physical Dimensions

180mm x 245mm