How Long to Read Language and Its Functions

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Its Functions?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 16 minutes to read Language and Its Functions by Pieter Adrianus Verburg

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

Description

When Pieter Verburg (1905-1989) published Taal en Functionaliteit in 1952, the work was received with admiration by linguistic scholars, though the number of those who could read the Dutch text for themselves remained limited. The title alludes to the theories of linguistic function set out in 1936 by Karl Bühler, but Verburg regards the three functions of discourse — focussing respectively on the speaker, the person addressed and the matter discussed — as no more than sub-functions of the human function of speech. His central concern is to explore the relationships between thought and language, and language and reality; and the work sets out to provide a historical analysis of views on these relationships in the period 1100 to 1800. The great strength of the work lies in the way in which the views of language are related to contemporaneous moves in philosophy and science, contrasting essentially the mediaeval acceptance of authority, the beginnings of induction in the Renaissance, the dependence of early rationalism on calculation based on axiomatic truths, and the further development of independent observation. All these trends are reflected in the way men thought about language, as well as in the way they used it. Much has been written on the history of linguistics since this book was written, but it still offers a unique view of the development of thinking about language.

How long is Language and Its Functions?

Language and Its Functions by Pieter Adrianus Verburg is 612 pages long, and a total of 154,224 words.

This makes it 207% the length of the average book. It also has 188% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Its Functions Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 2 minutes to read Language and Its Functions aloud.

What Reading Level is Language and Its Functions?

Language and Its Functions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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