Humboldt: On Language 2ed: On the Diversity of Human Language Construction and its Influence on the Mental Development of the Human Species (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) - Softcover

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Synopsis

A classic study of human language, its structures, and its relation to mind and culture.

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"The editor's introduction contains a fine summary of Humboldt'd career." Notes on Linguistics

Book Description

This classic study of human language remains one of the most interesting and important attempts to draw philosophical conclusions from comparative linguistics. This 1999 volume presents a translation by Peter Heath together with an introduction by Michael Losonsky that places Humboldt's work in its historical and philosophical context.

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