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The Studies in the History of the Language Sciences series has been established as a companion to the international journal for the history of linguistics, Historiographia Linguistica. It is intended to meet the revival of interest of scholars in the history of linguistic thought and to provide an organized and informative reservoir of information concerning the heritage of linguistic ideas of more than two millennia. In accordance with these goals, Studies in the History of the Language Sciences (SiHoLS) will publish book-length studies by scholars working in the history of linguistics, whether they concern a particular aspect of the discipline or a special period of its development. In addition, the series will include re-editions or entirely new translations into English of 'classic' accounts in the field which have been out of print for many years and have become rare books even in larger university libraries. Each of these new editions will be prefaced by an introductory essay by a present-day specialist in the discipline who will place the book in its original historical context and analyze its significance in the light of contemporary work in the history of linguistic thought.