Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development

Wilhelm von Humboldt

ISBN 10: 081221028X / ISBN 13: 9780812210286

Editore: University of Pennsylvania Press, US, 1972

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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.

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• Titolo: Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development
• Editore: University of Pennsylvania Press, US
• Data di pubblicazione: 1972
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 081221028X
• ISBN 13: 9780812210286
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New

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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.

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