Linguistic Variability & Intellectual Development (Miami Linguistics Ser., No. 9)

von Humboldt, Wilhelm; Buck, George C. (translator); Raven, Frithjof A. (translator)

ISBN 10: 0870241338 / ISBN 13: 9780870241338

Published by University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida, 1971

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Title: Linguistic Variability & Intellectual ...

Publisher: University of Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis:

Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development, 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.

About the Author:

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