单词 | firthian |
释义 | Firthianadj.n. A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the British linguist John Rupert Firth (1890–1960) or his theories (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [adjective] > other specific branches or schools Junian1826 neogrammarian1887 emic1954 functionalist1957 institutional1958 macrolinguistic1960 Firthian1961 stratificational1962 1961 Jrnl. Canad. Linguistic Assoc. 6 169 In a Firthian analysis, congruence of statement is clearly necessary. 1964 R. H. Robins Gen. Linguistics p. xix One aspect of transformational grammar constitutes an interesting link with Firthian theory. 1969 Word 1967 23 434 Most of the first generation of British linguists were directly influenced by Firth, and the second generation at least by Firth's own students. Hence the identification of the name ‘Firthian Linguistics’ with the London school of linguistics, or, in some cases, with British linguistics as a whole. 1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 30/2 J. R. Firth..also developed prosodic phonology and a ‘contextual’ theory of meaning (Firthian linguistics). 1981 Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. Lang. 72 The Firthian approach to language seeks the appropriateness of the behavior of participants in a language-event, and the whole background of their coming together which determines their use of language in a certain way in a particular context. B. n. One who subscribes to Firth's theories. Cf. neo-Firthian n. and adj. at neo- comb. form 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [noun] > other specific branches or schools > student or adherent of mathematical linguist1951 stratificationalist1965 computational linguist1966 Firthian1981 1981 Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. Lang. 79 The main concentration of the Firthians has traditionally been at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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