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英语语言学概论Saussure and Chomsky2


Avram Noam Chomsky
Syntactic Structures (1957) 《句法结构》
Current Issues in Linguistic Theory(1964) 《当前语言学中的争端》
Ferdinand de Saussure And Avram Noam Chomsky
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Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was a Swiss linguist who occupies an important place in the history of linguistics.
Avram Noam Chomsky
e)In 1988 the Massey Lectures at the University of Toronto, titled "Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies"; f)In 1997, The Davie Memorial Lecture on Academic Freedom in Cape Town, and many others.
"A linguistic system is a series of differences
of sound combined with a series of differences
of ideas."
-Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
He was the pivotal figure in the transition from the 19th to 20th century, and
is generally considered the founder of modern linguistics.
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
f) In 1891. living in Geneva, teaching Sanskrit and historical linguistics, he married there and had two sons.
f) It was not until 1906 that Saussure began teaching Course in General Linguistics that would consume the greater part of his
Avram Noam Chomsky
a)In early 1969, he delivered the John Locke Lectures at Oxford University; b)In January 1970, the Bertrand Russell Memorial Lecture at University of Cambridge; c)In 1972, the Nehru Memorial Lecture in New Delhi; d)In 1977, the Huizinga Lecture in Leiden;
Course in General Linguistics 《普通语言学教程》
It was posthumously published in 1916. It is considered Saussure’s most influential work. His ideas in this book leave a monumental impssure (1857-1913)
attention until his death in 1913. Saussure’s answers to these questions
serve to direct our attention to essentials of Language and make clear the object of study for linguistics as a science. In short, all linguistic studies after him are Saussurean linguistics.
d) He returned to Leipzig and was awarded his doctorate in 1880.
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
e) Afterwards he relocated to Paris, where he would lecture on ancient and modern languages for eleven years.
Avram Noam Chomsky
Chomsky(born December 7, 1928) has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and a major figure of analytic philosophy.His work has influenced fields such as computer science, mathematics, and psychology.
a) He was born in Geneva, in 1857, Switzerland.
b) By age 15, he had learned Greek, French, German,English, and Latin.
c) At the age of 21, Saussure studied for a year in Berlin, where he wrote his only fulllength work.
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