Theories of Linguistics.pptVIP

Chapter 12Theories of Linguistics Functionalism Formalism 1. The functional perspective The Prague School The London School 1.1 The Prague School Prague Linguistic Circle: Started by V. Mathesius (1882-1946) in 1926, with such activists as R. Jacobson (1896-1982), N. Trubetzkoy (1890-1938) and later J. Firbas (1921-2000). The Circle stood at the heart of important developments in structural linguistics and semiotics in the 1930s. Three important points: Stressed synchronic linguistics, but not rigidly separated from diachronic studies. L is systemic in that no element of L can be satisfa