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Semiotic Theory of Language
Contributor(s): Shaumyan, Sebastian (Author)
ISBN: 0253304725     ISBN-13: 9780253304728
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $34.60  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 1987
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Annotation: Taking issue with Transformational Grammar Theory, which has dominated language study since Noam Chomsky introduced it more than 30 years ago, Shaumyan separates language from psychology, arguing that language occupies a different world, that of the semiotic.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Philosophy | Language
Dewey: 401.41
LCCN: 85046033
Series: Advances in Semiotics
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 372 pages
 
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. . . one of the most significant books in the field of theoretical linguistics . . . will become a classic . . . --Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

Taking issue with Transformational Grammar Theory, Shaumyan separates language from psychology, arguing that language occupies a different world, that of the semiotic.