Language and Cognition Research: New Perspectives

Author: (American) Noam Chomsky
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2002-02-01
Features: This series, "Contemporary Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Library," is a large-scale and open-ended collection of books. It will play a positive role in promoting the teaching, research, and study 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 abroad. Since its launch in September 2000, the first 54 titles of the "Library" have achieved great success. The initial print run of 5,000 sets was in high demand, and a second print run of 6,000 sets began in October. Publishing such a large-scale collection of linguistic works within such a short period is rare in the history of academic publishing in China. Since its publication, many institutions and individuals have rushed to order the "Library." Graduate and undergraduate students regard it as a valuable guide and companion, while teachers of all ages consider it 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. It will become a treasure trove for advancing the teaching and research of linguistics and foreign language teaching in China. Building on the success of the first 54 titles, FLTRP now introduces the second batch of 58 titles. The second batch of the "Library" has five key features: First, it consists of 58 original English works, covering 33 disciplines, an increase from the first batch's 26. The newly added disciplines include the history of linguistics, philosophy of language, cognitive linguistics, anthropological linguistics, the origins of language, and grammaticalization theory, thereby more broadly 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 adds classic works in linguistics published by world-renowned publishers such as 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 world-renowned linguist Professor Noam Chomsky and the renowned Chinese linguist Professor Jia Xianhan have written prefaces for the "Library." This series, "Contemporary Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Library," is a large-scale and open-ended collection of books. It will play a positive role in promoting the teaching, research, and study 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 abroad.