Whitney, William Dwight
Language and the Study of Language

Twelve Lectures on the Principles of Linguistic Science. Reprint der Ausgabe London 1867.

Originally based on a series of six lectures at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, in March 1864, this volume presents the final, revised version of an extended twelve-part higher education course held later that year. Following the principles of comparative philology, Whitney discusses several fundamental questions concerning the nature, history and classification of languages. Topics addressed include: the origins of language, the inherent human quality of language, language growth, language change, the emergence of language families and dialects, principles and difficulties of classification, and many more. [10],489 Seiten, Leinen (Documenta Semiotica. Serie 1: Linguistik/Olms Verlag 1973) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear