Tag Archives: Dr. Robert A. Hall

Apostles of a new order: structural linguistics

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Dave

The apostles of Structural Linguistics might still have confined their interests to the teaching of foreign languages had it not been for the extremely influential work of Professor Charles Carpenter Fries of the University of Michigan, a prolific writer who … Continue reading →

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structural linguistics: anarchy of the letters and words

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Dave

…Far more baleful, however, than any of theo ther circumstances contributing to the demise of literacy and the degeneration of English can in some measure, significant measure seen in the abandonment of grammar in favor of what became known as … Continue reading →

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