Language (Esprios Classics) : An Introduction to the Study of Speech

Edward Sapir

ISBN 10: 1034163620 / ISBN 13: 9781034163626

Published by Blurb, 2021

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 190 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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• Title: Language (Esprios Classics) : An Introduction to the Study of Speech
• Publisher: Blurb
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1034163620
• ISBN 13: 9781034163626
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Hervorragend
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Edward Sapir (1884 - 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the development of the discipline of linguistics in the US. Sapir was born in German Pomerania. His family emigrated to the United States of America when he was a child. He studied Germanic linguistics at Columbia, where he came under the influence of Franz Boas, who inspired him to work on Native American languages. While finishing his Ph D. he went to California to work with Alfred Kroeber documenting the indigenous languages there. He was employed by the Geological Survey of Canada for fifteen years, where he came into his own as one of the most significant linguists in North America, the other being Leonard Bloomfield.