Book Review: Alpatov, V.M. (2018), Slovo I chasti rechi (Word and Parts of Speech), YaSK, Moscow, Russia
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-2-117-128
Abstract
Vladimir M. Alpatov’s new monograph addresses typological and theoretical issues related to the basic morphological units – word and parts of speech. It elaborates on his previous work on morphological theory, typology, and historiography of linguistic traditions. The monograph consists of an introduction and three chapters. The first two chapters, “The Problem of Word” and “The Problem of Parts of Speech” address the differences in theoretical approaches, evidence from independent linguistic traditions with particular reference to the Japanese indigenous linguistics, and data from psycholinguistic research. In the third chapter, “Anthropocentric and systemocentric approaches to language”, the author claims that the morphological logocentric and non-logocentric approaches are instances of the two more general approaches to language, respectively.
In spite of some criticism, the reviewer concludes that the monograph makes much progress in understanding the structure and typology of the morphological elements, and similarities and difference among national linguistic traditions and grammatical theories.
About the Author
Ya. G. Testelets
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yakov G. Testelets, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), professor
bld. 6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125993
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Review
For citations:
Testelets Ya.G. Book Review: Alpatov, V.M. (2018), Slovo I chasti rechi (Word and Parts of Speech), YaSK, Moscow, Russia. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2021;(2):117-128. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-2-117-128
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