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The study of Indo-European vocalism in the 19th century : from the beginnings to Whitney and Scherer : a critical-historical account / Wilbur A. Benware.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benware, Wilbur A.
- Series:
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 3.
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indo-European languages--Vowels.
- Indo-European languages.
- Proto-Indo-European language--Vowels.
- Proto-Indo-European language.
- Linguistics--History--19th century.
- Linguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (138 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub., 1974.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the 19th century research on the Indo-European languages was to a large degree coterminus with the development of linguistics itself. The most notable accomplishments, as related in every history of linguistics, took place in the area of phonology. The present study examines one aspect of phonological investigation of the Indo-European languages: vocalism from the early 1800's to around 1870, the threshold of the neogrammarian era. It attempts to go beyond a mere chronological presentation of research on vocalism in the 19th century to examine other questions, such as the origin of the conc
- Contents:
- THE STUDY OF INDO-EUROPEAN VOCALISM IN THE 19TH CENTURY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; ABBREVIATIONS; 1.0 BASIC CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE AND THE METHODOLOGY FOR ITS STUDY IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY; 2.0 VOCALISM AND VOWEL CHANGE: RASK, GRIMM, BOPP; 3.0 VOWEL GRADATION THEORY AFTER BOPP; 4.0 PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN, 'SOUND LAWS' AND VOWELS; 5.0 THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PROTO-VOWELS; 6.0 CONCLUSION; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF AUTHORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]-121) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-31462-2
- 9786613314628
- 90-272-8161-0
- OCLC:
- 654829612
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