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Modern linguistics emerged in the late
19th and early 20th centuries with the
shift of focus from historical concerns
of changes in languages over time, to
the idea that a language can be viewed
as a self-contained and structured
system situated at a particular point
in time.
This forms the basis for structuralist
linguistics.
FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE
(1857-1913)
 Saussure championed the idea that language
is a system of arbitrary signs.
Phonetics and phonology were dominant
in early modern linguistics.
(IPA) International Phonetic Association
“established in 1886”.
Henry Sweet
(1845-1912)
&
Baudouin de Courtenay
(1845-1929)
THE PRAGUE SCHOOL
 Tradition of linguistic thoughts that is associated
with; group of Czech and other linguists who formed
the Linguistic Circle of Prague established in 1926.
 Russian Prince Nicholai Trubetozkoy Phonological
theory.
 Succeed in placing the notion of the phoneme in the
center.
 Vilém Mathesius (1882-1945), Frantisek Danes
(1919-), Jan firbas 81921-2000) and others,
focused on the relation between word order and
discourse.

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Modern linguistics

  • 1.
  • 2. Modern linguistics emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the shift of focus from historical concerns of changes in languages over time, to the idea that a language can be viewed as a self-contained and structured system situated at a particular point in time. This forms the basis for structuralist linguistics.
  • 3. FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE (1857-1913)  Saussure championed the idea that language is a system of arbitrary signs.
  • 4. Phonetics and phonology were dominant in early modern linguistics. (IPA) International Phonetic Association “established in 1886”. Henry Sweet (1845-1912) & Baudouin de Courtenay (1845-1929)
  • 5. THE PRAGUE SCHOOL  Tradition of linguistic thoughts that is associated with; group of Czech and other linguists who formed the Linguistic Circle of Prague established in 1926.  Russian Prince Nicholai Trubetozkoy Phonological theory.  Succeed in placing the notion of the phoneme in the center.
  • 6.  Vilém Mathesius (1882-1945), Frantisek Danes (1919-), Jan firbas 81921-2000) and others, focused on the relation between word order and discourse.