Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies
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Resumo: | We aim at reflecting on the ideas of the American linguist William Whitney (1827-1894), considering: (i) a certain role (not) attributed to him as the precursor of modern linguistics; (ii) the socio-political context of production of his ideas; (iii) the connection between language, individual and community, establishing the concept of language as a human/social institution; (iv) the political and institutional role of Whitney’s work, focusing on his conception of education and his contributions to language policy. We assume that revisiting some of Whitney’s works is an important step, on one hand, to relativize genealogical discourses of linguistics that erase or minimize his contributions and, on the other hand, to highlight the way his ideas still dialogue with contemporary linguistic questions. We recognize that by taking a step backwards – to the 19th century writings – we can comprehend the present moment in a broader way, relativizing possible fads or hurried claims of what counts as ‘contemporaneity’ in language studies. |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studiesRevisitando Whitney: das dimensões social e política no estudo da linguagemsociolinguisticslanguage policylanguagevariationchangesociolinguísticapolítica linguísticalínguavariaçãomudança.historiografia linguísticaWe aim at reflecting on the ideas of the American linguist William Whitney (1827-1894), considering: (i) a certain role (not) attributed to him as the precursor of modern linguistics; (ii) the socio-political context of production of his ideas; (iii) the connection between language, individual and community, establishing the concept of language as a human/social institution; (iv) the political and institutional role of Whitney’s work, focusing on his conception of education and his contributions to language policy. We assume that revisiting some of Whitney’s works is an important step, on one hand, to relativize genealogical discourses of linguistics that erase or minimize his contributions and, on the other hand, to highlight the way his ideas still dialogue with contemporary linguistic questions. We recognize that by taking a step backwards – to the 19th century writings – we can comprehend the present moment in a broader way, relativizing possible fads or hurried claims of what counts as ‘contemporaneity’ in language studies.Discorre-se sobre ideias do linguista norte-americano William Whitney (1827-1894), tendo em vista: (i) certo papel (não) atribuído a ele como precursor da linguística moderna; (ii) o contexto sociopolítico de suas produções; (iii) as articulações em torno da relação entre linguagem/língua, indivíduo e comunidade, instaurando a concepção da primeira como instituição humana/social; (iv) o papel político dos trabalhos de Whitney, com enfoque em sua concepção de educação e contribuições para as políticas linguísticas. A revisitação a trabalhos de Whitney é um passo importante para, por um lado, relativizar discursos genealógicos da linguística que apagam ou minimizam suas contribuições e, por outro, evidenciar a maneira como suas ideias dialogam com demandas e questões linguísticas contemporâneas. Ao darmos um passo atrás – valorizando escritos do século XIX –, podemos rever o presente de uma forma mais alargada, relativizando possíveis modismos ou avaliações apressadas sobre o que conta como ‘contemporaneidade’ nos estudos da linguagem.Universidade Estadual De Maringá2019-05-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpesquisa histórica; pesquisa bibliográficaapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documenthttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/4300910.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.43009Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 41 No 1 (2019): Jan.-June; e43009Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 41 n. 1 (2019): Jan.-June; e430091983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/43009/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/43009/751375147264http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/43009/751375147265http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/43009/751375147266Copyright (c) 2019 Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culturehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSevero, Cristine GorskiGörski, Edair Maria2019-09-30T20:09:08Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/43009Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2019-09-30T20:09:08Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies Revisitando Whitney: das dimensões social e política no estudo da linguagem |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies Severo, Cristine Gorski sociolinguistics language policy language variation change sociolinguística política linguística língua variação mudança. historiografia linguística |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Revisiting Whitney: on the social and political dimensions of language studies |
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Severo, Cristine Gorski |
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Severo, Cristine Gorski Görski, Edair Maria |
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Görski, Edair Maria |
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Severo, Cristine Gorski Görski, Edair Maria |
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sociolinguistics language policy language variation change sociolinguística política linguística língua variação mudança. historiografia linguística |
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sociolinguistics language policy language variation change sociolinguística política linguística língua variação mudança. historiografia linguística |
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We aim at reflecting on the ideas of the American linguist William Whitney (1827-1894), considering: (i) a certain role (not) attributed to him as the precursor of modern linguistics; (ii) the socio-political context of production of his ideas; (iii) the connection between language, individual and community, establishing the concept of language as a human/social institution; (iv) the political and institutional role of Whitney’s work, focusing on his conception of education and his contributions to language policy. We assume that revisiting some of Whitney’s works is an important step, on one hand, to relativize genealogical discourses of linguistics that erase or minimize his contributions and, on the other hand, to highlight the way his ideas still dialogue with contemporary linguistic questions. We recognize that by taking a step backwards – to the 19th century writings – we can comprehend the present moment in a broader way, relativizing possible fads or hurried claims of what counts as ‘contemporaneity’ in language studies. |
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