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Historical Linguistics

Historical Linguistics. The birthdate of Linguistics. Aristotle – Plato ( 427-348 BC )– Panini ( 4BC ). Bishop Robert Lowth: “ A short Introduction to English Grammar with Critical Notes”. 1762. The birthdate of Linguistics: 1786 Sir William Jones: Sanskrit. Evolution of Language

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Historical Linguistics

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  1. Historical Linguistics The birthdate of Linguistics

  2. Aristotle – Plato (427-348 BC)– Panini (4BC)

  3. Bishop Robert Lowth: “A short Introduction to English Grammar with Critical Notes” 1762

  4. The birthdate of Linguistics: 1786Sir William Jones: Sanskrit

  5. Evolution of Language Young Grammarians: Language Regularities

  6. The Father of LinguisticsDescriptive LinguisticsStructural Linguistics 1857-1913

  7. Noam ChomskySyntactic Structures Generative Grammar 1960

  8. Theories of Language Origin Historical Linguistics

  9. Divine TheoriesBabel Tower

  10. Divine Theories Thoth Nabu

  11. Divine Theory Hindus: Sarasvati

  12. PharaohPsammetichus 664-610 BC First Experiment

  13. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of HosenstaufenSecond experiment 13th Century

  14. James IV of Scotland Third Experiment 1473-1513

  15. Johannes Goropius Becanus “The perfect language”“all languages derived ultimately from Brabantic” 16th Century His etymologies have been considered "linguistic chauvinism." Leibniz coined the term "goropism" to mean "absurd etymology."  "Never have I read greater nonsense," the scholar Joseph Scaliger wrote of Goropius' etymologies.

  16. Noah Webster = Aramaic 1830

  17. Joseph Elkins 1887

  18. Theory of Evolution of Languages

  19. Ding-Dong: onomatopoeia Pooh-pooh: sighs of pleasure, moans of pain, and other semi-involuntary cries or exclamations Ta-ta: oral gestures from hand gestures Uh-oh: warnings Bow-wow: animal sounds Yo-he-ho: rhythmic chants and vocalisms Monogenesis: one common source

  20. How are they related to Language?

  21. Homework Task 3 Write your own theory of language origin

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