TY - BOOK AU - Waterman,John T TI - Perspectives in Linguistics: An account of the background of modern linguistics SN - 0-226-87461-3 PY - 1970/// CY - Chicago PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - LINGÜÍSTICA N1 - Tables: Phonetic Symbols and Vowels; Bibliography p.113; The Study of Language in Ancient Times - Medieval and Early Modern Periods - The Nineteenth Century - The Twentieth Century - The Twentieth Century to 1950 N2 - In this succint and readable survey, the author traces the study of language from the earliest recorded beginnings to the present. More than a history of language, this book is concerned with the sources of ideas which eventually became linguistic theories. A specialized subject is presented here in a nontechnical style designed for the general reader as well as for text use. ER -