{"product_id":"humboldt-on-language-on-the-diversity-of-human-language-construction-and-its-influence-on-the-mental-development-of-the-human-species-hardback-9780521660891","title":"Humboldt: 'On Language'; On the Diversity of Human Language Construction and its Influence on the Mental Development of the Human Species (Hardback) 9780521660891","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHumboldt: 'On Language'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn the Diversity of Human Language Construction and its Influence on the Mental Development of the Human Species\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA classic study of human language, its structures, and its relation to mind and culture.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilhelm von Humboldt (Author), Michael Losonsky (Edited by), Peter Heath (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521660891, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 December 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The editor's introduction contains a fine summary of Humboldt'd career.\"   Notes on Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilhelm von Humboldt's classic study of human language was first published in 1836, as a general introduction to his three-volume treatise on the Kawi language of Java. It is the final statement of his lifelong study of the nature of language, exploring its universal structures and its relation to mind and culture. Empirically wide-ranging - Humboldt goes far beyond the Indo-European family of languages - it 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 context and discusses its relevance to contemporary work in philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Distribution and cultural connection of the Malayan races\u003cbr\u003e 2. General consideration of the course of man's development\u003cbr\u003e 3. The same, continued\u003cbr\u003e 4. Effects of exceptional mental power\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conjoint action of individuals and nations\u003cbr\u003e 6. The same, continued\u003cbr\u003e 7. Transition to closer consideration of language\u003cbr\u003e 8. Form of languages\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nature and constitution of languages as such\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sound-system of languages\u003cbr\u003e 11. Inner linguistic form\u003cbr\u003e 12. Combination of sound with inner linguistic form\u003cbr\u003e 13. The procedure of language more fully explained\u003cbr\u003e 14. Isolation, inflection and agglutination of words\u003cbr\u003e 15. Verbal unity more closely examined\u003cbr\u003e 16. Accent\u003cbr\u003e 17. Incorporative system of languages\u003cbr\u003e 18. Congruence of sound-forms in languages with grammatical requirements\u003cbr\u003e 19. Main division of languages, according to the purity of their formative principle\u003cbr\u003e 20. Character of languages\u003cbr\u003e 21. Power of languages to evolve felicitously from one to another\u003cbr\u003e 22. Retrospect on the course of the inquiry so far\u003cbr\u003e 23. Nature and origin of less perfect language-structure\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Chinese language\u003cbr\u003e 25. Whether the polysyllabic language-structure has evolved from the monosyllabic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of language [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of language\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20language%20%5BCFA%5D%22\"\u003eCFA\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251986387224,"sku":"9780521660891","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521660891i.jpg?v=1691927858","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/humboldt-on-language-on-the-diversity-of-human-language-construction-and-its-influence-on-the-mental-development-of-the-human-species-hardback-9780521660891","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}