Max Müller and the Science of Language (Classic Reprint): A Criticism: A Criticism (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Rethinking Müller’s Science of Language is a pointed, clear-eyed critique of a foundational work on speech, signs, and language classification.
It examines the methods, evidence, and claims with careful analysis of how the book presents its ideas and why its conclusions have influenced readers. The volume frames its discussion around the central question of what language is and how we study it. It weighs the author’s arguments on sound, writing, dialects, and the origins of language against standards of clarity, consistency, and scientific reasoning. The result is a practical guide to understanding where the influential work succeeds and where it falls short.
- Analysis of how language begins, how signs relate to thoughts, and the role of imitation in speech and writing
- Critical look at how the book treats dialects, genealogical classification, and the concept of language as a system
- Assessment of the author’s arguments, translation choices, and overall coherence
- Context for readers interested in the history of language study and scholarly critique
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The late William Dwight Whitney was Professor of Sanskrit at Yale University, Knight of the Prussian Orden Pour le Merite, Corresponding Member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres of the Institute of France, etc., and Editor-in-Chief of "The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language".
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