36.300, Books: Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics: Dreschel (2024)

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Date: 21-Jan-2025
From: Ellena Moriarty [ellena.moriarty at cambridge.org]
Subject: Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics: Dreschel (2024)


Title: Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics
Subtitle: Resources and Inspirations
Publication Year: 2024

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL: https://cambridge.org/9781108833042

Author(s): Emanuel J. Dreschel

Hardback | 9781108833042 | £105.00 / $135.00 / €122.55

Abstract:

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), an early pioneer in the philosophy
of language, linguistic and educational theory, was not only one of
the first European linguists to identify human language as a
rule-governed system –the foundational premise of Noam Chomsky's
generative theory – or to reflect on cognition in studying language; he
was also a major scholar of Indigenous American languages. However,
with his famous naturalist brother Alexander 'stealing the show,'
Humboldt's contributions to linguistics and anthropology have remained
understudied in English until today. Drechsel's unique book addresses
this gap by uncovering and examining Humboldt's influences on diverse
issues in nineteenth-century American linguistics, from Peter S.
Duponceau to the early Boasians, including Edward Sapir. This study
shows how Humboldt's ideas have shaped the field in multiple ways.
Shining a light on one of the early innovators of linguistics, it is
essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the field.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Philosophy of Language

Written In: English (eng)



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