How Long to Read A Short History of Structural Linguistics

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Structural Linguistics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read A Short History of Structural Linguistics by Peter Matthews

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This concise history of structural linguistics charts its development from the 1870s to the present day. It explains what structuralism was and why its ideas are still central today. For structuralists a language is a self-contained and tightly organised system whose history is of changes from one state of the system to another. This idea has its origin in the nineteenth century and was developed in the twentieth by Saussure and his followers, including the school of Bloomfield in the United States. Through the work of Chomsky, especially, it is still very influential. Matthews examines the beginnings of structuralism and analyses the vital role played in it by the study of sound systems and the problems of how systems change. He discusses theories of the overall structure of a language, the 'Chomskyan revolution' in the 1950s, and the structuralist theories of meaning.

How long is A Short History of Structural Linguistics?

A Short History of Structural Linguistics by Peter Matthews is 182 pages long, and a total of 45,864 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Structural Linguistics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read A Short History of Structural Linguistics aloud.

What Reading Level is A Short History of Structural Linguistics?

A Short History of Structural Linguistics is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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