This is a history of linguistic thought, rather than an account of the development of modern linguistic science. To be published in four volumes, it aims to give the reader access to the prevailing attitudes to language in different civilizations and in different periods.
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This is a history of linguistic thought, rather than an account of the development of modern linguistic science. To be published in four volumes, it aims to give the reader access to the prevailing attitudes to language in different civilizations and in different periods.