David Cram

List of John Benjamins publications in which David Cram is involved.

Titles

History of Linguistics 1996: Volume 1: Traditions in Linguistics Worldwide

Edited by David Cram, Andrew R. Linn and Elke Nowak

The papers in this volume present a colourful picture of the range of research currently being undertaken in the field of the history of linguistics, with contribution both from established scholars and from younger researchers. The volume is organised on a geographical basis, with sections devoted… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 94] 1999. xx, 341 pp.

History of Linguistics 1996: Volume 2: From Classical to Contemporary Linguistics

Edited by David Cram, Andrew R. Linn and Elke Nowak

This volume contains papers on linguistic historiography ranging chronologically from ancient Greece to the present, and covering philosophical, social and political aspects of language as well as the study of grammar in the narrow sense. The work opens with the report on a round-table discussion… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 95] 1999. xx, 390 pp.

Cram, David 2020 Review of Joseph (2018): Language, Mind, and Body: A conceptual history Historiographia Linguistica 47:2/3, pp. 332–339 | Review

Cram, David 2011  Lexikon sprachtheoretischer Grundbegriffe des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts. Edited by Gerda Hassler and Cordula Neis Historiographia Linguistica 38:1/2, pp. 184–189 | Review

Cram, David 2007 Shelf life and time horizons in the historiography of linguistics Historiographia Linguistica 34:2/3, pp. 189–212 | Article

The aim of this paper is to outline an approach to linguistic historiography which is informed by 20th-century phenomenology and hermeneutics, but which is formulated in linguistic terms. The key concept is that of the ‘time horizons’ which delimit the context which is relevant to the… read more

Cram, David 2003 The doctrine of sentence distinctions in seventeenth-century grammatical theory History of Linguistics 1999: Selected papers from the Eighth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, 14–19 September 1999, Fontenay-St.Cloud, Auroux, Sylvian (ed.), pp. 109–128 | Article

Cram, David 1995 Seventh International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS) VII: Call for papers Historiographia Linguistica 22:3, p.  | Miscellaneous

Cram, David 1992 Language Universals and 17th-Century Universal Schemes John Wilkins and 17th-Century British Linguistics, Subbiondo, Joseph L. (ed.), pp. 191–206 | To be specified

Cram, David and Ruth Campbell 1992 A 16th-century case of acquired Dysgraphia Historiographia Linguistica 19:1, pp. 57–64 | Article

The purpose of this article is to draw attention to one of the earliest historical reports, to the authors’ knowledge, of a specific acquired agraphia: the first-hand account of a man who lost his ability to use letters in writing as a result of a battle injury in 1536. The description occurs as… read more

Cram, David 1980 George Dalgarno on ‘Ars Signorum’ and Wilkins' ‘Essay’ Progress in Linguistic Historiography: Papers from the International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, Ottawa, 28–31 August 1978, Koerner, E.F.K. † (ed.), pp. 113–122 | Article