Axiomatic Functionalism

Axiomatic functionalism is a highly distinctive and challenging approach in the European functionalist tradition, which has been developed over the last 50 years. It emphasises clarity and accuracy of theory and methods with philosophical awareness for the analysis of languages. Axiomatic Functionalism is even more relevant at a time when functionalism is widely adopted and speculative universalism is being refuted. This book gives a clear orientation in the Axiomatic Functionalist approach with a new introduction, recent previously unpublished work, the latest version of the theory, a reference bibliography, key previously published articles, and an assessment of the contribution of Axiomatic Functionalism. The book covers the key areas of theory, methods, grammar, phonology, and semantics. It provides clear perspectives on a wide range of fundamental and current issues in linguistics.

Ale? Bican, Masaryk University, Czech Republic and Institute of the Czech Language, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, specialises on phonetics, phonology and etymology. He has published articles in La Linguistique and Zeitschrift fur Slawistik.
Paul Rastall, formerly Principal Lecturer at Portsmouth University (UK) and Visiting Fellow at City University of Hong Kong, and author of seven books with numerous articles in specialist journals and main research interests in functionalist theory, epistemology, and English. He has taught in UK, Sudan, Japan, Hong Kong, and China.