The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text Analysis
Author | : Kenneth Lee Pike |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-13 | : 0878402950 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780878402953 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text Analysis written by Kenneth Lee Pike and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A presentation of three papers co-authored by linguist Kenneth L. Pike who is founder of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, an innovator in the field, and a Noble Prize nominee. The essays consist of: an expansion of Pike's exploration in lexical items, focusing on morphological structures and establishing a theory on the basis of several languages; a cross-cultural approach to language; and a treatment of text analysis and its relationship to expressed reality. Lacks an index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR