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Several Significant Turning Points in the Development of Linguistics in Europe and the United States

Lixin Yin

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To understand the development of linguistics must start from historical comparative linguistics and structuralist linguistics, which can outline the development of linguistics in Europe and the United States. This article, in chronological order, selecting several turning points in the development of two major schools of linguistics theories--historical comparative linguistics and structuralist linguistics, introduces thoughts, theories and methods of several important figures, and then discusses the significance of those personages in developing linguistic study.

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Key concepts: Applied linguistics, Linguistics, Quantitative linguistics, Historical linguistics, Clinical linguistics, Structural linguistics, Media linguistics, Theoretical linguistics