Gabelentz and the science of language / edited by James McElvenny.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McElvenny, James, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gabelentz, Georg von der, 1840-1893.

Gabelentz, Georg von der.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The German sinologist and general linguist Georg von der Gabelentz (1840-1893) occupies a crucial place in linguistic scholarship around the end of the nineteenth century. As professor at the University of Leipzig and then at the University of Berlin, Gabelentz was present at the main centers of linguistics of the time. He was, however, generally critical of the narrow, technical focus of mainstream historical-comparative linguistics as practiced by the Neogrammarians and instead emphasized approaches to language inspired by a line of researchers stemming from Wilhelm von Humboldt. Gabelentz' alternative conception of linguistics led him to several pioneering insights into language that anticipated elements of the structuralist revolution of the early twentieth century. Gabelentz and the Science of Language brings together four essays that explore Gabelentz' contributions to linguistics from a historical perspective. In addition, it makes one of his key theoretical texts, 'Content and Form of Speech', available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction; James McElvenny; 2. The Gabelentz family in their own words; Annemete von Vogel and James McElvenny; 3. Georg von der Gabelentz as a pioneer of information structure; Els Elffers; 4. The Basque-Berber connection of Georg von der Gabelentz; Bernhard Hurch and Kathrin Purgay; 5. Phenomenological aspects of Georg von der Gabelentz's Die Sprachwissenschaft; Klaas Willems; 6. Content and Form of Speech; Georg von der Gabelentz; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69628-7

90-485-3746-0

9781003696285

OCLC:

1113866030