Introduction to Linguistics (General Textbook of Chinese Language and Literature in the 21st Century)

Author: Cen Yunqiang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book makes significant breakthroughs and innovations in building upon the linguistic theories of the father of modern linguistics, Saussure. It particularly delves into and explores the field of "speech" (parole), which Saussure proposed but did not further research, in a comprehensive manner. The book employs six (three pairs) of linguistic theories—language-speech, synchronic-diachronic, internal-external—as its framework. It correctly handles the relationship between critique, inheritance, and development, striving to harmoniously unify the past, present, and future of linguistics, as well as its static and dynamic aspects, singularity and intersection, theory and application. The book aims to be systematic, well-organized, easy to understand, and accessible. Each chapter begins with carefully selected famous quotes that govern the entire chapter, and ends with diverse test questions suitable for self-assessment. Additionally, the chapters are interspersed with insertions that introduce background materials, biographies of renowned linguists, and important academic debates.