Traditions in Linguistics

THIS BOOKFrom time immemorial, language was seen as a fascinating "enigma" by many. It included philosophers, religious men, psychologists, politicians and sometimes even the layman. To answer the big question "what is language?" this book opens the door to the most famous specialsts over a large and long range in time and space. It starts from ancient Indian Panini, to modern structuralists and cognitivists such as Saussure, Bloomfield and Chomsky.