EDWARD SEPIR AND LEV VLADIMIROVICH SHCHERBA. THE LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC VIEWS OF TWO OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the scientific heritage of two outstanding scientists of the XX century. Their views have not lost their relevance even today. Despite the fact that these scientists lived in two different continents, their views on the essence of language to some extent have a similar character. The study of the scientific heritage of the American scientist Edward Sepir and the Russian, Soviet linguist Lev Vladimirovich Shcherba can fill in the gaps that exist in linguistics. Their theoretical views will be a guide for young scientists.