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010			_aP61.R6 1997
020			_a0582249945 (ppr)
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050	0	0	_aP61 _b.R6 1997
082	0	0	_a410/.9 _220
100	1		_aRobins, R. H. _q(Robert Henry)
245	1	2	_aA short history of linguistics / _cR.H. Robins. _bLinguistics
250			_a4th ed.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bLongman, _c1997.
263			_a9702
300			_axii, 282 p. _bincl.indexes _c21cm
490	1		_aLongman linguistics library
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tIntroduction -- _g2. _tGreece -- _g3. _tRome -- _g4. _tThe Middle Ages -- _g5. _tThe Renaissance and after -- _g6. _tThe eve of modern times -- _g7. _tComparative and historical linguistics in the nineteenth century -- _g8. _tLinguistics in the twentieth century: first period -- _g9. _tLinguistics in the twentieth century: second period.
520			_aThis complete revision and updating of Professor Robins' classic text offers a comprehensive account of the history of linguistic thought from its European origins some 2500 years ago to the present day. It examines the independent development of linguistic science in China and Medieval Islam, and especially in India, which was to have a profound effect on European and American linguistics from the end of the eighteenth century.
520	8		_aReadable and authoritative, Professor Robins' introduction provides a clear and up-to-date overview of all the major issues in the light of contemporary scholarly debate, and will be essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics alike.
650		0	_aLinguistics _xHistory.
830		0	_aLongman linguistics library.
900			_bTOC
942			_2lcc _cLL
999			_c1804 _d1804