The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language, 2018
Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at... more Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at a specifiable time in specifiable contexts. For behaviour to be proscribed it must be perceived as in some way harmful to an individual or their community but the degree of harm can fall anywhere on a scale from a breach of etiquette to out-and-out fatality. All tabooed behaviours are deprecated and they lead to social if not legal sanction. Shared taboos are a sign of social cohesion. This chapter surveys the history of taboo, fatal taboos, uncleanliness taboos, exploitation of taboos, swearing, censoring, taboo as a source of language change, and finally reviews the content of this handbook.
Systems of Nominal Classification. Language, Culture and Cognition 4.Gunter,Senft ed. Cambridge: ... more Systems of Nominal Classification. Language, Culture and Cognition 4.Gunter,Senft ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ix. 350 pp.
The chapter also presents a short history of linguistics to serve as cohesive background to the m... more The chapter also presents a short history of linguistics to serve as cohesive background to the material presented by other contributors to the Routledge Handbook of Linguistics. This history focuses on the western classical tradition that forms the basis for present day linguistics, but also notes the existence and current relevance of other traditions. It includes assessment of the beliefs of those who have practised linguistic analysis and been enthused by the scholarly investigation of language and languages from ancient times through to today.
and some discussion of the relevance of language ideology (x), which (as Dorian also argues in Ch... more and some discussion of the relevance of language ideology (x), which (as Dorian also argues in Chapter 1) often plays a decisive role in the death or survival of endangered languages and may account for some apparently surprising instances of both outcomes. These and other issues are, of course, discussed further in the various chapters of the book, to which 15 distinguished linguists have contributed their expertise in the form of 13 chapters. There are four "Parts": I "General Issues" (chapters 1-2), II "Language-community responses" (3-6), III "What is lost: language diversity" (7-10) and IV "Mechanisms of language loss" (11-13); this last category includes both (a) language-internal developments such as "Matrix Language turnover", degeneration, etc; and (b) the progressive abandonment of languages by their users and the failure of children to. acquire them. There follow an appendix (contributors' addresses), references and a series of indexes. The range of languages covered is very considerable, iiicluding Aleut,
The establishment of language as a focus of study took place over many centuries, and reflection ... more The establishment of language as a focus of study took place over many centuries, and reflection on its nature emerged in relation to very different social and cultural practices. Written by a team of leading scholars, this volume provides an authoritative, chronological account of the history of the study of language from ancient times to the end of the 20th century (i.e., 'recent history', when modern linguistics greatly expanded). Comprised of 29 chapters, it is split into 3 parts, each with an introduction covering the larger context of interest in language, especially the different philosophical, religious, and/or political concerns and socio-cultural practices of the times. At the end of the volume, there is a combined list of all references cited and a comprehensive index of topics, languages, major figures, etc. Comprehensive in its scope, it is an essential reference for researchers, teachers and students alike in linguistics and related disciplines.
... Language and other abstract objects. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Katz, Jerrold J. P... more ... Language and other abstract objects. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Katz, Jerrold J. PUBLISHER: ... PUB ID: 102-065-778 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 17:45:21 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 241-246. STATISTICS. ...
Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at... more Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at a specifiable time in specifiable contexts.
The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language, 2018
Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at... more Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at a specifiable time in specifiable contexts. For behaviour to be proscribed it must be perceived as in some way harmful to an individual or their community but the degree of harm can fall anywhere on a scale from a breach of etiquette to out-and-out fatality. All tabooed behaviours are deprecated and they lead to social if not legal sanction. Shared taboos are a sign of social cohesion. This chapter surveys the history of taboo, fatal taboos, uncleanliness taboos, exploitation of taboos, swearing, censoring, taboo as a source of language change, and finally reviews the content of this handbook.
Systems of Nominal Classification. Language, Culture and Cognition 4.Gunter,Senft ed. Cambridge: ... more Systems of Nominal Classification. Language, Culture and Cognition 4.Gunter,Senft ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ix. 350 pp.
The chapter also presents a short history of linguistics to serve as cohesive background to the m... more The chapter also presents a short history of linguistics to serve as cohesive background to the material presented by other contributors to the Routledge Handbook of Linguistics. This history focuses on the western classical tradition that forms the basis for present day linguistics, but also notes the existence and current relevance of other traditions. It includes assessment of the beliefs of those who have practised linguistic analysis and been enthused by the scholarly investigation of language and languages from ancient times through to today.
and some discussion of the relevance of language ideology (x), which (as Dorian also argues in Ch... more and some discussion of the relevance of language ideology (x), which (as Dorian also argues in Chapter 1) often plays a decisive role in the death or survival of endangered languages and may account for some apparently surprising instances of both outcomes. These and other issues are, of course, discussed further in the various chapters of the book, to which 15 distinguished linguists have contributed their expertise in the form of 13 chapters. There are four "Parts": I "General Issues" (chapters 1-2), II "Language-community responses" (3-6), III "What is lost: language diversity" (7-10) and IV "Mechanisms of language loss" (11-13); this last category includes both (a) language-internal developments such as "Matrix Language turnover", degeneration, etc; and (b) the progressive abandonment of languages by their users and the failure of children to. acquire them. There follow an appendix (contributors' addresses), references and a series of indexes. The range of languages covered is very considerable, iiicluding Aleut,
The establishment of language as a focus of study took place over many centuries, and reflection ... more The establishment of language as a focus of study took place over many centuries, and reflection on its nature emerged in relation to very different social and cultural practices. Written by a team of leading scholars, this volume provides an authoritative, chronological account of the history of the study of language from ancient times to the end of the 20th century (i.e., 'recent history', when modern linguistics greatly expanded). Comprised of 29 chapters, it is split into 3 parts, each with an introduction covering the larger context of interest in language, especially the different philosophical, religious, and/or political concerns and socio-cultural practices of the times. At the end of the volume, there is a combined list of all references cited and a comprehensive index of topics, languages, major figures, etc. Comprehensive in its scope, it is an essential reference for researchers, teachers and students alike in linguistics and related disciplines.
... Language and other abstract objects. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Katz, Jerrold J. P... more ... Language and other abstract objects. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Katz, Jerrold J. PUBLISHER: ... PUB ID: 102-065-778 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 17:45:21 US/Mountain). SPONSOR(S): ABSTRACT: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 241-246. STATISTICS. ...
Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at... more Taboo refers to a proscription of behaviour for a specifiable community of one or more persons at a specifiable time in specifiable contexts.
Clause types are recognized through morphosyntactic, lexical, and prosodic form, their use in mai... more Clause types are recognized through morphosyntactic, lexical, and prosodic form, their use in main and subordinate clauses, and behavior under negation. The semantics of a clause type is its primary illocution (PI), which is sometimes identifiable with mood. The PI signals Speaker's illocutionary intention in using the clause type and is the starting point for the pragmatic inferences that give rise to the illocutionary point of the utterance containing the clause. Space limits detailed discussion to English declaratives, interrogatives, imperatives, hypotheticals, expressives, and exclamatives. It is suggested that the method used here is applicable to other languages, many of which will have a similar inventory, or partial inventory, of clause types.
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