
Inside Language
Ross Smith(Author)
Walking Tree Publishers
Published on 30. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-3-905703-20-7 (ISBN)
Description
Tolkien's views on language, though never published as a formalised theory, were in some aspects rather 'heretic' (to use Tom Shippey's term) and seemed to fly into the face of 'established' linguistic theory - most notably his conception of 'native (hereditary) language' and, related to it, the idea of 'linguistic aesthetic' and 'phonetic fitness'. Unfortunately, this aspect of Tolkien's linguistic work has, as yet, not received the attention it deserves and Ross Smith is one of the first Tolkien scholars to investigate the question of Tolkien's position on language vis-a-vis the then (and even now) dominant tenet(s) in some depth.
This is a second, revised edition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Zollikoffen
Switzerland
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-905703-20-7 (9783905703207)
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