The volume is published on the occasion of the birth centennial of Eugenio Coseriu (1921-2002).
It is the first collective volume to appear in English in which various scholars present a
variety of perspectives on Coseriu's scholarly work and discuss its continuing relevance for
the language sciences. Coseriu's international reputation has suffered from his commitment to
publish in languages such as Spanish German French Italian Romanian and Portuguese to the
detriment of English. As a consequence his work is less well-known outside Romance and German
linguistics. The volume aims to raise the general awareness of Coseriu's work among linguists
around the world in accordance with Coseriu's own adage that it takes a constructive mindset
(acknowledging accomplishments and limitations) to do justice to all scholarly work in the
humanities. The articles are organized into three major thematic clusters: 1) philosophy of
language 2) history of the language sciences and 3) theory and practice of Integral
Linguistics. The volume is essential reading for anyone working in these fields and for those
seeking to gain deeper understanding of Coseriu's goal to develop a unitary approach to
language which takes as its point of departure the activity of speaking.
