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Voices of man : the meaning and function of language
- Title
- Voices of man : the meaning and function of language / Mario Pei.
- Author
- Pei, Mario, 1901-1978.
- Publication
- New York : Harper & Row, [1962]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | P105 .P45 1962 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 138 pages; 20 cm.
- Series Statement
- World perspectives ; v. 29
- Uniform Title
- World perspectives ; v. 29.
- Subject
- Contents
- A brief history of linguistics -- The origin and nature of language -- Logic and universality in language -- Law or free choice? -- Monogenesis or polygenesis? -- Language, race, nationality and religion -- Classification -- Advantages and disadvantages of the comparative method -- Descriptivism vs. historicism -- Linguistics: a physical or a social science? -- Esthetics in language -- Languages in contact -- Meaning in language -- Authority vs. usage -- The spoken vs. the written language -- The international language.
- ISBN
- 0404079288
- 9780404079284
- LCCN
- 62016854
- OCLC
- ocm00994134
- 994134
- SCSB-139042
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library