The two basic approaches to linguistics are the formalist and the functionalistapproaches. In this engaging monograph, Frederick J. Newmeyer, a formalist, argues that bothapproaches are valid. However, because formal and functional linguists have avoided directconfrontation, they remain unaware of the compatability of their results. One of the author's goalsis to make each side accessible to the other. While remaining an ardent formalist, Newmeyer stressesthe limitations of a narrow formalist outlook that refuses to consider that anything of interestmight have been discovered in the course of functionalist-oriented research. He argues that thebasic principles of generative grammar, in interaction with principles in other linguistic domains,provide compelling accounts of phenomena that functionalists have used to try to refute thegenerative approach.
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"Newmeyer is surely the most authoritative and fairest voice urgingformalist and functionalist linguists to attend to one another'swork. This book makes a strong case that the two sides do have thingsto say to one another, and I hope each will heed Newmeyer's injunctionto listen to the other." Stephen R. Anderson , Yale University
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