New Perspectives in the Study of Language and Mind

Author: Noam Chomsky
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Publishing Date: 2002-02-01
Features: This series, "Contemporary Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Library," is a large-scale and open-ended collection that will actively promote the teaching, research, and development of linguistics and foreign language teaching in China. In the future, FLTRP will continue to introduce more works, striving to provide readers with the newest and most influential works in linguistics and applied linguistics from around the world. Since its launch in September 2000, the first 54 titles of the "Library" have been highly successful, with the initial print run of 5,000 sets quickly selling out, leading to a second print run of 6,000 sets in October. Publishing such a large-scale collection of linguistic works in just a few months is rare in the history of academic publishing in China. Since its publication, many institutions and individuals have rushed to order it. Graduate and undergraduate students regard the "Library" as a valuable guide, while teachers of all ages see it as a source of knowledge renewal. Practice has proven that FLTRP's "Library" has been widely praised by the academic and foreign language teaching communities in China, and it will become a treasure trove for advancing the teaching and research of linguistics and foreign language teaching in the country. Building on the success of the first 54 titles, FLTRP now presents the second batch of 58 titles for the "Library." The second batch has five key features: First, it consists of 58 original English works, covering 33 disciplines—up from 26 in the first batch—adding new fields such as the history of linguistics, philosophy of language, cognitive linguistics, anthropological linguistics, the origins of language, and grammaticalization theory, thereby more comprehensively meeting readers' needs. Second, it includes influential works by renowned contemporary linguists such as Saussure, Bloomfield, Halliday, Chomsky, Austin, Grice, and Leech, ensuring higher authority. Third, it incorporates classic works in linguistics published by world-renowned publishers like Oxford University Press and Harvard University Press. Fourth, it still includes expert introductions, with a stronger team of experts than the first batch. Fifth, the renowned linguist Professor Noam Chomsky and the distinguished Chinese linguist Professor Jia Xianhan have written prefaces for the "Library." This "Library" is a large-scale and open-ended series that will actively promote the teaching, research, and development of linguistics and foreign language teaching in China. In the future, FLTRP will continue to introduce more works, striving to provide readers with the newest and most influential works in linguistics and applied linguistics from around the world.