LINGUIST List 12.494

Thu Feb 22 2001

Qs: Constrastive Ling Textbook, Vennemann Quote

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  • Frank Oswalt, Contrastive linguistics textbook
  • Theriault Alain, A quote from Vennemann

    Message 1: Contrastive linguistics textbook

     Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 05:15:55 -0600
    From: Frank Oswalt <f_oswalthotmail.com>
    Subject: Contrastive linguistics textbook


    Howdy fellow linguists,

    I need y'all's help again. I am teaching a college level course on contrastive linguistics next year, and so I've been looking for a recent textbook or some other introductory text on this topic. I didn't find anything (contrastive linguistics doesn't seem to be in fashion right now), but perhaps I missed something. If so, I'd be grateful for a hint.

    Take care now, Frank Oswalt

    Message 2: A quote from Vennemann

     Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:42:32 -0500
    From: Theriault Alain <theriaalMAGELLAN.UMontreal.CA>
    Subject: A quote from Vennemann


    Dear fellow list members In the early '70 (somewhere between 1972 and 1974) Theo Vennemann made a somewhat contreversial remark (from the papers I read from that period, he made more than one...). He wrote that "to extrinsicly order rules is lying about language" or something to that effect. I was refered to different papers from Dr Vennemann but did not find the incrimating quote. Would any of you have the reference (and maybe the exact sentence itself)?

    Thanks!

    Alain Th�riault �tudiant au Ph.D (linguistique) Universit� de Montr�al