Tradition in Linguistics and Tradition in General
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https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2016.8.1Keywords:
tradition, history of linguistics, grammar, variability, authenticityAbstract
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After a general definition of the notion of tradition, this paper looks at the ways it has been applied in language study, especially in the history of linguistics and in grammar. Questions concerning the origin, duration, end and possible revitalization of traditions are noted, as are some basic dichotomies: tradition vs modernity, oral vs written, authentic vs invented traditions. It is argued that the meaning of tradition is subject to variation depending on the nature of the disciplines referred to, and that it is easier to talk about tradition in the context of a specific field of study such as linguistics than in general terms, as in the latter case one has to account for a multifaceted and internally contradictory phenomenon.
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