Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Historical Linguistics and Language Studies

External reference: https://openalex.org/T13156

  1. Murui-Muina use language differences to mark subgroup identity
    Ethnographic study of how Murui-Muina speakers in the Colombian Amazon use lexical contrasts to sustain four ethnolinguistic subgroups, challenging conventional definitions of language.
  2. Etymology is split into pre-modern and scientific senses
    Analysis distinguishes scientific etymology from pre-modern word origin practices, arguing that true etymological science emerged only with 19th-century historical linguistics.
  3. Autobiographical account of Bierwisch’s linguistic work and life
    Autobiographical account of Manfred Bierwisch's linguistic contributions and the political circumstances shaping his research in Germany.
  4. Neurath’s engagement with Diderot was sustained and significant
    Analysis of Otto Neurath's reception of Denis Diderot reveals how Enlightenment encyclopedism provided models for logical empiricism's unified science project.
  5. Manx new speakers disagree on “good” language use
    Analysis of language ideologies and attitudes toward morphosyntax among new speakers of Revitalized Manx, examining beliefs about linguistic correctness in minoritized language revitalization.
  6. Montague’s shift toward formal natural language analysis
    Explore Richard Montague's intellectual shift from skepticism toward pioneering formal semantics for natural language in the late 1960s, reshaping linguistic analysis.
  7. Multimodal communication supported students’ interpretation of notation
    Explore how embodied cognition and multimodal interaction with Grid Algebra software helps students understand mathematical notation through gesture, movement, and symbolic representation.