Intended for the student of linguistics or the structural grammarian, who must develop an awareness of their intellectual heritage, the present work surveys the study of language in ancient times, the medieval and early modern periods, the nineteenth century, and the twentieth century to 1950. (This second edition includes additional material on the linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky and J. R. Firth.) A selected bibliography and an author/subject index conclude the volume. (AMM)