Vorlesungen uber Syntax: mit besonderer Berucksichtigung von Griechisch, Lateinisch und Deutsch: Mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung Von Griechisch, ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

Wackernagel, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108006914 ISBN 13: 9781108006910

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In 1920–1924 Jacob Wackernagel (1853–1938), Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Basel, published two volumes of lectures on Greek, Latin and German syntax based on his 1918–1919 courses for beginning undergraduates (who would already have studied all three languages at school). Wackernagel introduces the principles of grammatical functions and cross-linguistic work, and provides a foundation for the understanding of comparative syntax. The book remained in print for many decades thanks to its lively style and well-chosen examples from classical texts. The Sanskritist Louis Renou (1896–1966), writing on Wackernagel in 1938, asserted that 'no linguist could possibly afford to ignore this book', and it remains of interest to historical linguists and scholars of classical languages today. In this, the second volume, Wackernagel discusses gender, nouns and adjectives, pronouns, the article, prepositions and negation.

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Book Description:

This two-volume collection of lectures on syntax by Jacob Wackernagel (1853–1938) was an influential introduction to comparative grammar with examples from Greek, Latin and German, that was used by generations of students. Volume 2, first published in 1924, discusses gender, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, the article, prepositions and negation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1108006914
• ISBN 13: 9781108006910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352