Books by Talmy Givón
On Understanding Grammar
by Talmy Givón
Givon was the first one to write a book-length treatment that was considered to be a serious challenge to the ruling theory of the day which was Chomskyan theory.
Interviews where books by Talmy Givón were recommended
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Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
by Edward Sapir -
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Language In Relation To A Unified Theory Of The Structure Of Human Behaviour
by Kenneth Pike -
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Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
by Noam Chomsky -
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On Understanding Grammar
by Talmy Givón -
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Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing & Discursive Commitment
by Robert Brandom
The best books on Language and Thought, recommended by Daniel L. Everett
The best books on Language and Thought, recommended by Daniel L. Everett
The linguist argues that all language has a basis in culture and explains how Chomsky is like Freud: crucial, but crucially wrong. He chooses five of the best books on linguistics.
