On the origin of language . Edited with a preface by Ernst Haeckel . Translated by Thomas Davidson

Bleek, W. H. J.

Published by L. W. Schmidt . Weimar . London . Paris, New York, 1869

About this Item

8vo, pp. xxix, [4], 34-69, [1]; translator's note tipped in after p. 69; original printed tan wrappers, spine cracked, dampstain pervades most of the textblock at the bottom margin; all else very good. Wilhelm Bleek (1827-1875) was a German linguist who spent much time working on languages of Africa, editing vocabularies of east African languages, and helping to compile a Zulu grammar. His major opus was his Comparative Grammar of South African Languages (London 1862-69). Haeckel, who wrote the lengthy preface, was Bleek's cousin.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the origin of language . Edited with a preface by Ernst Haeckel . Translated by Thomas Davidson
• Publisher: L. W. Schmidt . Weimar . London . Paris, New York
• Publication Date: 1869
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  • Language
  • Linguistics