Language and Its Functions: Studies in the History of the Language Sciences

1. Foreword (by Noordegraaf, Jan), pvii; 2. Translator's Introduction (by Salmon, Paul B.), pxxi; 3. Author's Preface, pxxx; 4. Chapter 1. Introduction, p1; 5. Chapter 2. Classical Antiquity, p11; 6. A synoptic view; 7. Chapter 3. The Middle Ages, p31; 8. Part I: The Realistic view of language: The Humanities at Orleans, Thomas Aquinas, Speculative Grammar, Raymond Lull; 9. Chapter 4. The Middle Ages, p62; 10. Part II: Non-realistic views of language: Abelard, Peter of Spain, William of Occam; 11. Chapter 5. Humanism, p103; 12. Part I: Introduction: Humanism in Italy: Bruni, Valla; 13. Chapter 6. Humanism, p123; 14. Part II: Humanism north of the Alps: Agricola, Erasmus, Vives; - Philology, Comparison of Languages, Erudition; - Ramus; 15. Chapter 7. The Renaissance, p192; 16. Critical attitudes towards Language - Bruno - Bacon; 17. Chapter 8. Axiomatic Rationalism, p232; 18. Introduction and Part I: Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Leibniz; 19. Chapter 9. Axiomatic Rationalism, p313; 20. Part II: Artificial Languages: Wilkins; Wolff, Sussmilch, Lambert, Meiner; 21. Chapter 10. Pragmatic Rationalism, p337; 22. Introduction: Part I: Port-Royal, Shaftesbury, Harris, Monboddo - Condillac - De Brosses; 23. Chapter 11. Pragmatic Rationalism, p399; 24. Part II: - Further linguistic theories in the tradition of Port-Royal, Condillac and de Brosses; 25. Chapter 12. The Aftermath of Rationalism, p413; 26. Diderot and Rousseau - Hamann and Herder; 27. Chapter 13. Linguistics and the Humanities, p436; 28. The Study of the Classics in the Netherlands: A Preliminary View of Bopp - Conclusion; 29. Appendix A: Revised opening of Chapter 5, in draft English translation, p463; 30. Appendix B: Original Texts of Quotations, p470; 31. Bibliography, p503; 32. Chronological Table, p526; 33. Index Nominum (by Klijnsmit, Anthony J.), p529; 34. Index Rerum (by Klijnsmit, Anthony J.), p542