Anderson’s case grammar and the history of localism
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Jean-Michel Fortis
Abstract
This chapter pursues two main goals. The first is to contextualize the emergence of Anderson’s localist conception of case as well as the evolution of this conception after the formative years. The second goal is to retrace the development of localist ideas in the history of linguistics, focussing on significant landmarks which precede the modern era. It is suggested that localism gains a real foothold during the rise of empiricist ideas in the 17th and 18th centuries. Localist ideas get sufficiently entrenched after this period to be actively debated during the 19th century up to the time of Hjelmslev. This historical part ends with the rediscovery of localism in cognitive linguistics and in cognitively oriented lexical semantics.
Abstract
This chapter pursues two main goals. The first is to contextualize the emergence of Anderson’s localist conception of case as well as the evolution of this conception after the formative years. The second goal is to retrace the development of localist ideas in the history of linguistics, focussing on significant landmarks which precede the modern era. It is suggested that localism gains a real foothold during the rise of empiricist ideas in the 17th and 18th centuries. Localist ideas get sufficiently entrenched after this period to be actively debated during the 19th century up to the time of Hjelmslev. This historical part ends with the rediscovery of localism in cognitive linguistics and in cognitively oriented lexical semantics.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Foundations and historiography
- Investigating substance-based grammar 9
- Anderson’s case grammar and the history of localism 113
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Part II. Lexicon, meaning and syntax
- The substance of the lexicon in a Generative Lexicon 201
- Entitatives and Indo-European n-stems 225
- Just for the record 261
- Figurativeness in English grammar 311
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Part III. Phonology
- Rhotics and the derhoticization of English 339
- On grounding, internalism, modularity and grammaticalization in phonology 365
- Degrees of complexity in phonological segments 385
- Language index 431
- Subject index 433
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Foundations and historiography
- Investigating substance-based grammar 9
- Anderson’s case grammar and the history of localism 113
-
Part II. Lexicon, meaning and syntax
- The substance of the lexicon in a Generative Lexicon 201
- Entitatives and Indo-European n-stems 225
- Just for the record 261
- Figurativeness in English grammar 311
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Part III. Phonology
- Rhotics and the derhoticization of English 339
- On grounding, internalism, modularity and grammaticalization in phonology 365
- Degrees of complexity in phonological segments 385
- Language index 431
- Subject index 433
