In his inaugural lecture, Professor Evans argues that the study of history and of languages have much more to offer each other than has generally been recognized, over and above the immediate practical needs of reading foreign sources and literature. Recent methodological debates about language, often subsumed under the label of post-modernism, may seem to have called in question the professional criteria for historical research. In reality they afford a challenge to historians to acquaint themselves better with the ...
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In his inaugural lecture, Professor Evans argues that the study of history and of languages have much more to offer each other than has generally been recognized, over and above the immediate practical needs of reading foreign sources and literature. Recent methodological debates about language, often subsumed under the label of post-modernism, may seem to have called in question the professional criteria for historical research. In reality they afford a challenge to historians to acquaint themselves better with the techniques of linguists, especially those in the newly burgeoning field of sociolinguistics.
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Add this copy of The Language of History and the History of Language to cart. $41.15, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Oxford Clarendon Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This is a pamphlet. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 150grams, ISBN: 9780199513871.
