Giuliano Bonfante and historical linguistics, 1930-2000 Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia, Larissa Bonfante : translated by Steven Baker ; with a preface by Michael Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porzio Gernia, Maria Luisa, author.

Series:

Indogermanische Bibliothek. Untersuchungen Dritte Reihe,

Indogermanische Bibliothek. 3. Reihe, Untersuchungen

Standardized Title:

Giuliano Bonfante nella storia della linguistica. English.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Bonfante, Giuliano, 1904-2005.

Bonfante, Giuliano.

Linguistics--Italy--History--20th century.

Linguistics.

Linguistics--Italy--Biography.

History.

Italy.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

146 pages : 1 illustration ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2018]

Summary:

Giuliano Bonfante (1904-2005) was an Italian linguist who lived through the tumultuous historical period of the twentieth century, in which he took an active part, personally, politically, and intellectually. This intellectual biography, translated from the Italian of Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia, his successor to the Linguistics Chair in the University of Turin, follows the course of his adventurous life, in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States during the years of Fascism and the Second World War, and back to Italy and a prolific, successful scholarly career. Throughout, he developed his ideas on the Indo-European languages and their relation to modern languages, especially the Romance languages. Bonfante?s most conspicuous scholarly legacy is in the field of historical linguistics, where he transformed our understanding of Indo-European languages and the relationships between them. He also pointed out the archaic and conservative character of Latin, contrasting with the innovative character of Greek. His love of literature informed much of his work, as did his belief that language is above all expressive, that it is poetry.

Contents:

Preface / Michael Weiss

Acknowledgments

Introduction / Larissa Bonfante

Giuliano Bonfante and the history of linguistics, 1930-2000 / Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia

Author's preface

Biographical note

Croce, Bàrtoli, and Neolinguistics

Scholarly formation

Intellectual biography

Before exile : youthful soundings

Exile : confrontations in Europe, 1931-1939

Conversion in America, 1939-1955

Return to latin roots, 1955-1977

Rome and retirement, 1978-2005

The legacy of Giuliano Bonfante

Bibliography

Appendix : works by Giuliano Bonfante

"Semantics"

"On reconstruction and linguistic method"

"The birth of a literary language"

A daughter's memories

Larissa Bonfante

References

The authors

Index.

Notes:

Originally published: Alessandria : Edizioni dell'Orso, c2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783825367961

3825367967

OCLC:

1021863164

Publisher Number:

9783825367961