Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development

Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von

ISBN 10: 081221028X / ISBN 13: 9780812210286

Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27361031-n

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• Titel: Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development
• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1972
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 081221028X
• ISBN-13: 9780812210286
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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<i>Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development</i>, Wilhelm von Humbolt's most famous work, was published by his brother Alexander posthumously, in 1836. It promptly established itself as a classic in the philosophy of language and has held that position ever since. With many examples from a vast multitude of languages, from Sanskrit to Delaware Indian, the author shows how character and structure of a language expresses the inner life and knowledge of its speakers and how their intellectual development is in turn shaped by their language.

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Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), German man of letters and diplomat, was also an extraordinary philologist.