The Linguistics Delusion

by Geoffrey Sampson

Book Overview

Linguistics is a subject which came to the fore only in the 1960s. It is founded on a fallacy. Linguistics claims to be 'the scientific study of language', but language behaviour is too open-ended and creative to be treated by the methods of science. In consequence, linguistic theories systematically distort the nature of language, and present a misleading picture of our human nature. Geoffrey Sampson shows how various traditions of linguistics, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781795789
• ISBN13: 9781781795781
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher