This 1836-9 publication analyses the classical literary language of Java in the context of Sanskrit and several Pacific languages. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Num Pages: 774 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1210. . 2011. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Uber Die Kawi-sprache Auf Der Insel Java
Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
Publication Date: 2011
Language: German
ISBN 10: 1108031536
ISBN 13: 9781108031530
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835) was a German philologist, diplomat and philosopher. While Minister of Education he was responsible for reforming the Prussian education system. His pioneering achievements in linguistics influenced many later scholars including Chomsky. This monumental three-volume study of Kawi, a traditional formal and literary language of Java belonging to the Austronesian language family, was posthumously published in 1836–9. The manuscript was prepared for the press by J. K. E. Buschmann, a prot�g� of Humboldt's friend and colleague Bopp (also reissued in this series). Humboldt considered Kawi, which includes many Sanskrit loan-words, to be the common ancestor of all the Malayo-Polynesian languages, though this view is no longer accepted. Volume 1 begins with a preface by Humboldt's brother Alexander describing Wilhelm's extensive academic network, and reprints Wilhelm's famous 1836 essay on language, before focusing on the question of Indian (Sanskrit and Buddhist) influences on Javan language and society.

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This monumental work by the German linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), published posthumously in 1836-9, analyses the classical literary language of Java. Volume 1 includes Humboldt's 1836 essay on language and a preface by his brother Alexander, and discusses Sanskrit and Buddhist influences on Javan language and society.

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