Humboldt: 'on Language': On the Diversity of Human Language Construction and Its Influence on the Mental Development of the Human Species

by Wilhelm von Humboldt

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This classic study of human language was first published in 1836, as a general introduction to Humboldt's treatise on the Kawi language of Java. It is the final statement of his lifelong study of language, exploring its universal structures and its relation to mind and culture. It remains one of the most interesting and important attempts to draw philosophical conclusions from comparative linguistics. This volume presents a modern translation by Peter...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521667720

ISBN13:9780521667722

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference History & Surveys Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar

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