The philosophical foundations of Humboldt's linguistic doctrines / Martin L. Manchester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manchester, Martin L.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 32.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics--History--19th century.

Linguistics.

Humboldt, Wilhelm von, 1767-1835--Contributions in linguistics.

Humboldt, Wilhelm von.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wilhelm von Humboldt's writings on language are a mixture of philosophical theorizing about mind and language on the one hand, and on the other hand, specialized studies of the most detailed sort of both the classical languages and languages which only in Humboldt's day were becoming known to European scholars, such as Sanskrit, Chinese, and native north and south American languages. This book endeavors to show that Humboldt's work on language is a coherent system of thought; to recapture and expose the systematic structure of assumption, hypothesis, argument and conclusion; and to assign many

Contents:

pt. 1. The philosophical foundations

pt. 2. The linguistic doctrines.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31402-9

9786613314024

90-272-7951-9

OCLC:

756484641