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Article: Bloomfield and skinner: speech-community, functions of language, and scientific activity.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis
- Article date:
- December 22, 2006
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Abstract
The approaches of Bloomfield and Skinner on the topics of speech-community, functions of language, and language and scientific activity are characterized; a comparative analysis follows; and approximations between the two authors are pointed out. The most important approximations are the verbal community as the ultimate source of language; the main function of language of obtaining practical effects in the world; the characterization of a considerable part of scientific activity as verbal; and the scientific activity as being deeply committed with successful action. The difference found is related to the subject matter: Bloomfield describes the system of ...
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