美国结构主义语言学new.pptVIP

付涛 charateristics 1. practicality The purpose of the research is to know much about the fact, they did not pay much attention to the theory 2.scientificalness In order to record languages accurately, they need a complete methodology to conduct the researh Franz Boas Boas like to observe language for example he found in Siouan nouns can be distinguished by articles Boas didnt create any theory but his method to describe language affects other linguists and lays a foundation of descriptive linguistics. Spair spair met boas in 1904, spair wanted to study American indian then spair did some research on Wishram、Wasco 、Nootka、 and other languages Language represent spairs view on language. the analysis for example radical element and grammar element sing sings singing singer A + b the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis the form of language decides the view of language users Bloomfield and behaviourism Leonard Bloomfield (April 1, 1887 – April 18, 1949) was an American linguist who led the development of structural linguistics in the United States during the 1930s and the 1940s. His influential textbook Language presented a comprehensive description of American structural linguistics. He made significant contributions to Indo-European historical linguistics. Bloomfields approach to linguistics was characterized by its emphasis on the scientific basis of linguistics, adherence to behaviorism especially in his later work, and emphasis on formal procedures for the analysis of linguistic data. The influence of Bloomfieldian structural linguistics declined in the late 1950s and 1960s as the theory of Generative Grammar developed by Noam Chomsky came to predominate. thank you! * * American descripitivism and American structuralism Background Franz Boas Sapir The Sap