The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner. Volume 1: Historiographical perspective(The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences)

Although it is widely thought that structural linguistics began abruptly with the publication of Saussure's 'revolutionary' Course in General Linguistics, the work of E. F. K. Koerner has demonstrated that Saussure, for all his originality, remained true to the basic tenets of his 19th-century predecessors. In this volume, the development of modern linguistics before, during and after Saussure is traced in 20 studies honouring the scholar who has done more than anyone else to professionalize linguistic historiography during the last quarter century. Among the wide range of topics covered are: grammar and philosophy in the age of comparativism, the relation of Saussure's anagram studies to his theory of the linguistic sign, nationalist overtones in German linguistics from 1914 to 1945, and the true story (with newly discovered documentation) of why Chomsky's Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory didn't get published during the 1950s or 60s. In addition to an introductory overview of Koerner's career and a complete listing of his publications, the volume includes previously unpublished materials from Saussure's notebooks.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: Problems of structuralist beginnings (and endings) (by Embleton, Sheila); 2. I. Before Saussure; 3. 1. Grammar and Philosophy in the Age of Comparativism (by Formigari, Lia); 4. 2. In the Shadow of the Language Garden (by Noordegraaf, Jan); 5. 3. Lafaye's Dictionnaire des synonymes in the History of Semantics (by Hassler, Gerda); 6. 4. Samual Kleinschmidt as Syntactician (by Miller, D. Gary); 7. 5. Dufriche-Desgenettes and the Birth of the Phoneme (by Joseph, John E.); 8. 6. Sound Physiology in the Making: On the role of Henry Sweet (1845-1912) and Eduard Sievers (1850-1932) in the development of linguistic science (by Jankowsky, Kurt R.); 9. 7. First Language Acquisition and the Ontogenetic Development of Self-Consciousness in the Work of Ivan Georgov (by Stamenov, Maxim I.); 10. II. Saussure; 11. 8. 'The People' and their Language in 19th-Century French Linguistic Though (by Kibbee, Douglas A.); 12. 9. A Glance at the History of Linguistics: Saussure and historical-comparativism (by Wolf, George); 13. 10. Ferdinand de Saussure: The anagrams and the Cours (by Gordon, W. Terrence); 14. 11. Identity, Similarity, and Continuity: Saussure's and Wittgenstein's searh for linguistic units (by Nerlich, Brigitte); 15. 12. Notes on Saussure's Old Irish Copybook (by Ahlqvist, Anders); 16. 13. Ferdinand de Saussure en Bulgarie (by Boyadjiev, Jivco); 17. III. After Saussure; 18. 14. La concepcion del cambio fonetico de Ramon Menendez Pidal (by Ridruejo, Emilio); 19. 15. "Das Glockenspiel des Ablauts": National tones in German linguistic publications between 1914 and 1945 (by Hullen, Werner); 20. 16. Linguistic Theory in Historical Perspective: A study of J.R. Firth's The Tongues of Men (by Subbiondo, Joseph L.); 21. 17. Between Structure and History: The search for the specificity and the originality of Brazilian linguistic production (by Altman, Cristina); 22. 18. How The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory Didn't Get Published During the 1950s and 60s (by Murray, Stephen O.); 23. 19. How the Anti-Mentalistic Skeletons in Chomsky's Closet Make Psychological Fictions of his Grammars (by Steinberg, Danny D.); 24. 20. The Origins of Modern Japanese Psycholinguistics within the Japanese Psychological Tradition (by Kess, Joseph F.); 25. Koerner Tabula Gratulatoria; 26. Name Index; 27. Subject Index; 28. Contents of Volume Two

Review :
Those desiring an international sampling of current studies on the history of linguistics for the nineteenthand twentieth centuries should consult these well-edited volumes. There is so much more of interest in these volumes, all worthy of careful reading and consideration. These two volumes honor a scholar, editor and organizer whose work during the past 30 years has a unique impact on the field of linguistics in general and on the development and establishment of the history of the language sciences as a field of study in its own rights.[...] some authors have achieved a 'Koernerian fusion' by incorporating the history of their fields in their respective arguments in historical linguistics, thereby demonstrating the value, importance and relevance of the history of the language sciences to contemporary issues in linguistics