Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics: The Engineer and the Collector

by Margaret Thomas

Book Overview

This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of language. The book grounds its comparisons between the two in both historical and contemporary contexts where, broadly speaking, formalists' focus on structural relationships and idealized linguistic data contrasts with functionalists' commitment to analyzing real language used as a communicative tool. The book highlights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367787849
• ISBN13: 9780367787844
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"