Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

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academic work book linguistics book non-fiction book

"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.

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Label	Occurrences
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech canonical	3
An Introduction to the Study of Language	1
textbook "Language"	1

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Target entity: Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
Context triple: [Edward Sapir, notableWork, Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech]

A. Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
B. Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
C. The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
D. Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
E. Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
Target entity description: "Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.

A. Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
B. Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
C. The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
D. Cartesian Linguistics
Cartesian Linguistics is a 1966 book by Noam Chomsky that explores the historical roots of modern linguistics in rationalist philosophy, particularly the Cartesian tradition.
E. Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic work ⓘ book ⓘ linguistics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
author	Edward Sapir ⓘ Edward Sapir (anthropologist) ⓘ linked to: Edward Sapir
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedAs	classic introduction to linguistics ⓘ foundational work in linguistics ⓘ
field	anthropological linguistics ⓘ general linguistics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ structural linguistics ⓘ
firstEditionYear	1921 ⓘ
genre	academic monograph ⓘ
hasPart	chapter on grammatical concepts ⓘ chapter on language and society ⓘ chapter on language change ⓘ chapter on language classification ⓘ chapter on the elements of speech ⓘ chapter on the sounds of language ⓘ
influenced	20th-century linguistics ⓘ American structuralism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	early formulation of structural principles in linguistics ⓘ systematic exploration of the nature of human language ⓘ
publicationYear	1921 ⓘ
publisher	Harcourt, Brace & Howe ⓘ linked to: Harcourt Brace & World Harcourt, Brace and Company ⓘ linked to: Harcourt Brace & World
shortTitle	Language ⓘ
title	Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech ⓘ
topic	comparative linguistics ⓘ function of language ⓘ grammar ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ human language ⓘ language and culture ⓘ language change ⓘ language classification ⓘ linguistic typology ⓘ meaning in language ⓘ morphology ⓘ phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ psychological aspects of language ⓘ semantics ⓘ speech sounds ⓘ structure of language ⓘ syntax ⓘ

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Edward Sapir → notableWork → Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech ⓘ

Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech → title → Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech ⓘ

The Status of Linguistics as a Science → relatedWork → Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech ⓘ

Leonard Bloomfield → knownFor → textbook "Language" ⓘ

linked to: Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

Leonard Bloomfield → notableWork → An Introduction to the Study of Language ⓘ