Hockett, Charles Francis

Overview

Works:	82 works in 469 publications in 9 languages and 7,390 library holdings
Genres:	History Conversation and phrase books Bibliography
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Honoree, Other
Classifications:	P121, 400

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Charles Francis Hockett

Tʻanamedrove enatʻmecʻnierebis tʻeoriuli sakitʻxebi by T. S Sharadzenidze( Book )
Shī efu hoketto pī robātsu jei sureddo( Book )
by C. F Voegelin( )
by C. F Voegelin( )
Hockett's design features( Visual )

Hockett's design features of communication( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Charles Francis Hockett

A course in modern linguistics by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

134 editions published between 1958 and 2002 in 5 languages and held by 1,636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The book covers a wider range of topics than any other recent work in English. In general it is clearly written; in spots it is even entertaining, which is more than one has a right to expect in a textbook. Hockett has an enviable gift for introducing topics which are novel to the general reader and making them understandable. The recapitulation of new terminology and the exercises at the end of chapters are also a pedagogically commendable device. One senses that this book has grown out of the practice of a stimulating and successful class lecturer

Refurbishing our foundations : elementary linguistics from an advanced point of view by Charles Francis Hockett( )

14 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This essay challenges several patterns of thinking common in twentieth-century linguistics. The most pervasive of these is our habit of looking at language from the point of view of the speaker. When we take, instead, that of the hearer, matters fall into place in a new way. In syntax, we are led to examine the evidence available to hearers for interpreting what they hear, and this reveals both the true nature and the locus existendi of "deep structure". Chomsky's 1957 diagnosis of the then prevalent syntactic theory is upheld, though his proposed remedy is not. The principle of Gestalt percep

The state of the art by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

65 editions published between 1968 and 1987 in 4 languages and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Leonard Bloomfield anthology by Leonard Bloomfield( Book )

30 editions published between 1970 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Keuze uit het werk van de Amerikaanse taalkundige (1887-1949)

Language, mathematics, and linguistics by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

27 editions published between 1962 and 1987 in English and French and held by 589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The view from language : selected essays, 1948-1974 by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

12 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Man's place in nature by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

9 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A manual of phonology by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

25 editions published between 1955 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spoken Chinese by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

25 editions published between 1944 and 1976 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays in honor of Charles F. Hockett( Book )

8 editions published between 1980 and 1983 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The quantification of functional load : a linguistic problem by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

8 editions published between 1961 and 1966 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An approach to the quantification of the functional load carried by the sounds of a language in distinguishing one utterance from another. By applying algebraic grammar and matroid lattice theory, criteria are obtained which are satisfied by three measures of entropy used by Shannon in information theory (measured in binits, in shannons, and as relative entropy). The method can be used to measure the work of phonemes, allophones, or components, and should therefore be useful regardless of the outcome of present disputes in the field of phonology. Subjective impressions suggest that there is a balance point in speech between the force of least effort, making for lowest redundancy, and the practical need to be understood, pressing for lower entropy. Research is suggested to test this hypothesis and discover whether it applies equally to all speech communities. An approach to the quantification of the functional load carried by the sounds of a language in distinguishing one utterance from another. By applying algebraic grammar and matroid lattice theory, criteria are obtained which are satisfied by three measures of entropy used by Shannon in information theory (measured in binits, in shannons, and as relative entropy). The method can be used to measure the work of phonemes, allophones, or components, and should therefore be useful regardless of the outcome of present disputes in the field of phonology. Subjective impressions suggest that there is a balance point in speech between the force of least effort, making for lowest redundancy, and the practical need to be understood, pressing for lower entropy. Research is suggested to test this hypothesis and discover whether it applies equally to all speech communities. 33 pp

Guide's manual for Spoken Chinese by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

2 editions published in 1945 in Chinese and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The origin of speech by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

3 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Language by Leonard Bloomfield( Book )

6 editions published between 1984 and 1999 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ben shu nei rong bao kuo:yu yan de yan jiu, Yu yan de yong tu, Yan yu she tuan, Shi jie shang de yu yan, Yin wei, Yu yin jie gou, Ju zi lei xing, Yu yin yan bian, Wen zi ji zai, Fang yan di li xue, Yu yi bian hua, Wen hua shang de jie yong deng

The first five minutes, a sample of microscopic interview analysis by Robert Everett Pittenger( Book )

4 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stories of Andrew Medler from Bloomfield's Eastern Ojibwa by Andrew Medler( Book )

1 edition published in 1985 in Ojibwa and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stories told in Ojibew from Walpole Island, Ont. in summer 1938

The human revolution by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

6 editions published between 1964 and 1975 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Potawatomi language by Charles Francis Hockett( )

6 editions published between 1939 and 1987 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The subversive science; essays toward an ecology of man by Paul Shepard( Book )

1 edition published in 1969 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two models of grammatical description by Charles Francis Hockett( Book )

4 editions published between 1954 and 1959 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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