Linguistics of the Soviet Union
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The Soviet Union actively tried to incorporate Marxist ideals into the study of linguistics.
Linguists had important positions in the early Soviet state, as they were needed to develop alphabets for languages that previously had never been written.[1]
In the 1920s, language began to be seen as a social phenomenon, and Russian and Soviet linguists tried to give a sociological explanation to features of language. At the same time, Soviet linguists sought to develop a "Marxist" linguistics, as opposed to the early theories that were viewed as
The leading linguist of the early Soviet era was
Historical linguistics
In stark contrast to the "splitters" of mainstream Western historical linguistics, the majority of prominent Soviet historical linguists were "lumpers" belonging to the Moscow School of Comparative Linguistics. These linguists, who were all staunch proponents of the Nostratic theory, included Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Aharon Dolgopolsky, and Sergei Starostin.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Craig Brandist; Katya Chown (eds.). Politics and the Theory of Language in the USSR 1917–1938. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ THOMAS JOHN SAMUELIAN, "THE SEARCH FOR A MARXIST LINGUISTICS IN THE SOVIET UNION, 1917-1950" (January 1, 1981). Dissertations available from ProQuest. Paper AAI8117848.
- ISBN 978-5-7749-1054-0, УДК 81-115, ББК 81.