Uber die Kawi-Sprache auf der Insel Java: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

Von Humboldt, Wilhelm

 
9781108031530: Uber die Kawi-Sprache auf der Insel Java: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics)

Synopsis

This 1836–9 publication analyses the classical literary language of Java in the context of Sanskrit and several Pacific languages.

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Book Description

This monumental work by the German linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), published posthumously in 1836–9, analyses the classical literary language of Java. Volume 1 includes Humboldt's 1836 essay on language and a preface by his brother Alexander, and discusses Sanskrit and Buddhist influences on Javan language and society.

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