Versuch Einer Allegemeinen Sprachlehre: Mit Einer Einleitung Über Den Begriff Und Ursprung Der Sprache Und Einem Anhange Über Die Anwendung Der Allgem [German]

by Johann Severin Vater

Book Overview

Johann Severin Vater (1771-1826) was professor of theology and Oriental languages at Halle, but his linguistic interests ranged far more widely. This 1801 publication is the thirty-year-old scholar's ambitious attempt to outline a universal theory of language. Vater begins with a short definition of language, and two chapters speculating on the origins of human language and mechanisms for language change. These theoretical chapters, Vater says, were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 1108006884
• ISBN13: 9781108006880
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"