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A Glance at the History of Linguistics
with particular regard to the historical study of phonology
This volume presents a translation into English of Holger Pedersen’s Et Blik på Sprogvidenskabens Historie (Copenhagen 1916). In addition, it provides an introductory article by E.F.K. Koerner on Pedersen’s life and work, and a bibliography of his writings.
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 7] 1983. xxxii, 100 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 3 October 2011
Published online on 3 October 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- Editor's Foreword | pp. V–vi
- Portrait of Holger Pedersen | pp. VIII–viii
- Introduction: Holger Pedersen - A Sketch of His Life and Work | pp. IX–xxii
- Holger Pedersen: A Comprehensive Bibliography of His Writings | pp. XXIII–xxxii
- A Glance at the History of Linguistics, with Particular Regard to the Historical Study of Phonology
- 1. Introduction | pp. 1–4
- 2. Pre-19th-century Etymology | pp. 5–9
- 3. The Beginnings of Comparative Linguistics | pp. 10–28
- 4. The Significance of Printing for Linguistics | pp. 29–31
- 5. The 18th Century: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | pp. 32–33
- 6. Linguistic Comparison: Sámuel Gyarmathi; Rasmus Rask | pp. 34–36
- 7. Early 19th-Century Linguistic Comparison | pp. 37–39
- 8. The Acquaintance with Sanskrit | pp. 40–42
- 9. Bopp's Position in the History of Linguistics | pp. 43–45
- 10. Phonological Treatment in Bopp and Grimm | pp. 46–50
- 11. Rask's Significance in Phonological Study | pp. 51–54
- 12. Grimm Subsequent to Rask's Influence | pp. 55–59
- 13. August Friedrich Pott | pp. 60–62
- 14. Georg Curtius and August Schleicher | pp. 63–66
- 15. Linguistic Discoveries of the 1870s | pp. 67–73
- 16. Wilhelm Scherer | pp. 74–76
- 17. Methodological Discussions of the 1870s and 1880s | pp. 77–82
- 18. Tasks for the Future | pp. 83–84
- Notes | pp. 85–90
- Index of Authors | pp. 97–100
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