Making grammars concrete again: Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian

John Joseph

doi:10.2307/j.ctv2tjdgm3.30

Making grammars concrete again: Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian

John Joseph

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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Aurélien Sauvageot (1897-1988) produced two 'sketches' of the languages in which he specialised, Finnish (Esquisse de la langue finnoise, 1946) and Hungarian (Esquisse de la langue hongroise, 1951). These were intended as a new type of grammar, focussing on 'concrete' facts and aimed at a general reading public rather than specialists in linguistics. There are indications in the books themselves and in a review of the 1951 volume that Sauvageot's strategy was connected to his strong Marxist commitments, where 'concrete' aspects of a language's grammar represent the base in Marxist terms, and the more theoretical dimensions are superstructural. The two books are here examined in the light of Sauvageot's 'Linguistique et marxisme' of 1935, and of what I term his 'resistant embrace' of structuralism over the course of his career.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Architecture of Grammar
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers
Editors	Tim Denecker, Piet Desmet, Lieve Jooken, Peter Lauwers, Toon van Hal, Raf van Rooy
Place of Publication	Leuven, Paris, Bristol CT
Publisher	Peeters
Pages	457-470
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9789042946880
ISBN (Print)	9789042946873
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2tjdgm3.30
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2022

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Name	Orbis Supplementa
Publisher	Peeters
Volume	47

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Joseph, J. (2022). Making grammars concrete again: Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian. In T. Denecker, P. Desmet, L. Jooken, P. Lauwers, T. van Hal, & R. van Rooy (Eds.), The Architecture of Grammar: Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers (pp. 457-470). (Orbis Supplementa; Vol. 47). Peeters. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2tjdgm3.30

Joseph, John. / Making grammars concrete again : Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian. The Architecture of Grammar: Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers. editor / Tim Denecker ; Piet Desmet ; Lieve Jooken ; Peter Lauwers ; Toon van Hal ; Raf van Rooy. Leuven, Paris, Bristol CT : Peeters, 2022. pp. 457-470 (Orbis Supplementa).

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Joseph, J 2022, Making grammars concrete again: Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian. in T Denecker, P Desmet, L Jooken, P Lauwers, T van Hal & R van Rooy (eds), The Architecture of Grammar: Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers. Orbis Supplementa, vol. 47, Peeters, Leuven, Paris, Bristol CT, pp. 457-470. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2tjdgm3.30

Making grammars concrete again: Aurélien Sauvageot's Esquisses of Finnish and Hungarian. / Joseph, John.
The Architecture of Grammar: Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers. ed. / Tim Denecker; Piet Desmet; Lieve Jooken; Peter Lauwers; Toon van Hal; Raf van Rooy. Leuven, Paris, Bristol CT: Peeters, 2022. p. 457-470 (Orbis Supplementa; Vol. 47).

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