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Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
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Routledge
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The German sinologist and general linguist Georg von der Gabelentz (1840—1893) occupies a crucial place in linguistic scholarship around the end of the nineteenth century. As professor at the University of Leipzig and then at the University of Berlin, Gabelentz was present at the main centers of linguistics of the time. He was, however, generally critical of the narrow, technical focus of... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. The Gabelentz family in their own words, 3. Georg von der Gabelentz as a pioneer of information structure, 4. The Basque-Berber connection of Georg von der Gabelentz, 5. Phenomenological aspects of Georg von der Gabelentz's Die Sprachwissenschaft, 6. Content and Form of Speech Georg von der Gabelentz, James McElvenny & Manfred Ringmacher
Biography
James McElvenny is an intellectual historian specializing in the history of linguistics. He is currently Newton International Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh.
