Eugenio Coseriu: Beyond Structuralism

Johannes Kabatek

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2023

Eugenio Coseriu

Beyond Structuralism

Johannes Kabatek

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110716573

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Open Access

Eugenio Coseriu counts among the most important linguistic scholars of the second half of the 20th century. He is known mainly as a structuralist and a Romance linguist, but his work is in fact far more expansive in scope, including a comprehensive linguistic theory as well as writings on a wide range of issues, from semantics, syntax, typology, variational linguistics, language change, pragmatics and text linguistics to Vulgar Latin, the history of the philosophy of language and the history of Romance linguistics.

Coseriu’s thought is founded on solid philosophical principles, and his life brought him into contact with a number of different academic traditions and cultures. However, for a variety of reasons (among which, the languages in which he tended to publish: Spanish, Italian, French and German), knowledge of his thought is rather marginal in the Anglo-American world.

This book aims to go some way to addressing this situation by offering an overview in English of Coseriu’s main contributions to linguistics, and indeed to other disciplines. It is of general interest for the study of linguistics, the history of linguistics, and the philosophy of language, as well as for a broader reading public.

first comprehensive English introduction to Coseriu’s work and thought
compact overview
allows for an initial study as well as for deeper insights

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Johannes Kabatek, Zurich University, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Preliminary remarks Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Coseriu’s epistemological principles and the essence of language Open Access Download PDF	6
Chapter 2 Norm and correctness Open Access Download PDF	34
Chapter 3 On proper names, pragmatics and text linguistics Open Access Download PDF	59
Chapter 4 Language change Open Access Download PDF	85
Chapter 5 Varieties and variational linguistics Open Access Download PDF	104
Chapter 6 Structuralism Open Access Download PDF	125
Chapter 7 ‘Tradition and innovation’: the History of Linguistics Open Access Download PDF	157
Chapter 8 Philosophy of Language Open Access Download PDF	175
Chapter 9 Romance languages and linguistic typology Open Access Download PDF	198
Chapter 10 Coseriu and Chomsky Open Access Download PDF	215
Chapter 11 Aesthetics Open Access Download PDF	232
Chapter 12 Epilogue Open Access Download PDF	253
Chapter 13 Biographical data Open Access Download PDF	269
Chapter 14 References Open Access Download PDF	270
Index of names Open Access Download PDF	321

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers (Linguistics; Romance Studies; Philosophy of Language; History of Linguistics)
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 325
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 27
- Coloured Illustrations: 34
- Tables: 4
Keywords: Eugenio Coseriu; Structuralism; History of Linguistics; Philosophy of Language

eBook

Published: September 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783110716573

Hardcover

Published: September 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783110716153