On Language: The Diversity of Human Language-Structure and its Influence on the Mental Development of Mankind by Wilhelm Freiherr von Humboldt (Paperback, 1988)
This is an entirely new translation of one of the fundamental works in the development of the study of language. Published in 1836, it formed the general introduction to Wilhelm von Humboldt's three-volume treatise on the Kawi language of Java. It is the final statement of his lifelong study of the nature of language, and presents a survey of a great many languages, exploring ways in which their various grammatical structures make them more or less suitable as vehicles of thought and cultural development. Empirically wide-ranging - von Humboldt goes far beyond the Indo-European family of languages - it remains one of the most interesting and important attempts to draw philosophical conclusions from comparative linguistics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521315135
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94649374
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Language: The Diversity of Human Language-Structure and its Influence on the Mental Development of Mankind
Author
Wilhelm Freiherr Von Humboldt
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
1988
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
669g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Wilhelm Freiherr Von Humboldt
Series Title
Texts in German Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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