The Status of Linguistics as a Science

Authors

  • Edward Sapir Danubius International University

Keywords:

Indo-European linguistics; linguistic change; anthropology; natural sciences; humanities

Abstract

The long tried methods of Indo-European linguistics have proved themselves by the success with which they have been applied to other fields, for instance Central Algonkian and Athabaskan. An increasing interest in linguistics may be noted among workers in anthropology, culture history, sociology, psychology, and philosophy. For all of them linguistics is o basic importance: its data and methods show better than those of any other discipline dealing with socialized behaviour the possibility of a truly scientific study of society. Linguistics should, on the other hand, become aware of what their science may mean for the interpretation of human conduct in general.

References

Robins, R. H. (1967). A Short History of Linguistics. London: Longman.

Sapir, E. (1921). Language. An Introduction to the Study of Speech. San Diego, New York, London:

Harcourt Brace & Company.

Sapir, E. (1949). Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality, Edited by

David G. Mandelbaum. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.

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Published

2024-12-20

How to Cite

Sapir, E. (2024). The Status of Linguistics as a Science. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio, 18(1), 17–25. Retrieved from https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/AUDC/article/view/3153

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Section

Linguistics and Philosophy