{"product_id":"principes-de-letude-comparative-des-langues-suivis-dobservations-sur-les-racines-des-langues-semitiques-paperback-9781108006859","title":"Principes de l'étude comparative des langues; Suivis d'observations sur les racines des langues sémitiques (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108006859","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrincipes de l'étude comparative des langues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSuivis d'observations sur les racines des langues sémitiques\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pioneering comparative study of the world's languages, first published in 1828.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndreas Adoph von Merian (Author), Julius Heinrich Klaproth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108006859, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis wide-ranging comparative analysis of languages was one of the earliest products of the nineteenth century's burgeoning interest in philology. Its author was the French diplomat Baron de Merian, a contemporary of Wihelm von Humboldt and precursor of Franz Bopp and August Schleicher (also published in this series). Published shortly after Merian's death in 1828, this meticulous study is the result of twelve years of painstaking work. Merian concisely maps out the languages of the world, and attempts to trace all major dialects back to a common root. He ably demonstrates his competence as a philologist, illustrating his argument through extensive charts and tables, and does not shy away from topics such as Basque and Native American vocabulary which still pose problems for linguists today. Though many of Merian's theories have since been disproved, his pioneering work deserves its place in the history of linguistics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. De l'unité et de la pluralité\u003cbr\u003e 2. Du langage\u003cbr\u003e 3. Science du langage\u003cbr\u003e 4. De l'analogie des langues\u003cbr\u003e 5. De l'unité des langues\u003cbr\u003e 6. Notions préliminaires et exemples\u003cbr\u003e 7. Aperçu général\u003cbr\u003e 8. Racines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Parties du discours\u003cbr\u003e 10. De la filiation des langues\u003cbr\u003e 11. De la comparaison\u003cbr\u003e 12. Du changement des sons des lettres\u003cbr\u003e 13. De la parenté générale des idiomes du globe\u003cbr\u003e 14. Des formes radicales et grammaticales\u003cbr\u003e 15. De l'unité et de l'étude comparative des langues\u003cbr\u003e 16. De quelques-uns de ceux qui se sont occupés de l'étude des langues\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 17.-18. Remarque sur le parenté générale des langues\u003cbr\u003e 19.-26. Sur le changement des lettres\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Vocabulaires: 27. Comparaison des mots basques avec les mots des autres langues de notre hémisphère\u003cbr\u003e 28. Mots copts comparés avec d'autres langues\u003cbr\u003e 29. Comparaison des langues américaines avec les idiomes de l'ancien continent\u003cbr\u003e Observations sur les racines des langues sémitiques, par M. Klaproth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":46265915703576,"sku":"9781108006859","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108006859i_cfbf181d-42fc-41f7-bef6-1319b60f5823.jpg?v=1694867347","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/principes-de-letude-comparative-des-langues-suivis-dobservations-sur-les-racines-des-langues-semitiques-paperback-9781108006859","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}