The Magic of a Common Language: Jakobson, Mathesius, Trubetzkoy, and the Prague Linguistic Circle

(Part of the Current Studies in Linguistics Series)

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Driven by a desire to create a new basis for the study of language, a heterogeneous group of Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, and German scholars who found themselves in Prague in the mid-1920s launched the profoundly influential Prague Linguistic Circle. This book examines the historical factors that produced the Circle, the basic tenets that it promulgated, and, most important, the social and cultural environment in which the Circle flourished. The study...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262514567

ISBN13:9780262514569

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:369 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Foreign Language Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Language Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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The Magic of a Common Language: Jakobson, Mathesius, Trubetzkoy, and the Prague Linguistic Circle

(Part of the Current Studies in Linguistics Series)

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