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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781291903321

Autore

Bopp Franz <1791-1867.>

Titolo

Analytical comparison of the Sanskrit, Greek, Latin and Teutonic languages, shewing the original identity of their grammatical structure [[electronic resource] /] / Franz Bopp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Benjamins, 1974

ISBN

1-283-05151-6

9786613051516

90-272-9028-8

Edizione

[Newly edited, together with a bio-bibliographical account of Bopp by J. D. Guigniaut, an introd. to Analytical comparison by F. Techmer and a letter by W. von Humboldt /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series I, Amsterdam classics in linguistics, 1800-1925 ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

GuigniautJoseph-Daniel <1794-1876.>

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Indo-European languages - Verb

Indo-European languages - Grammar, Comparative

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

English, French, or German.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ANALYTICAL COMPARISON OF THE SANSKRIT, GREEK, LATIN AND TEUTONIC LANGUAGES, SHEWING THE ORIGINAL IDENTITY OF THEIR GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE TO THE 1974 EDITION; FOREWORD TO THE NEW PRINTING; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTICE HISTORIQUE SUR LA VIE ET LES TRAVAUX DE M. FRANÇOIS BOPP; VORWORT DES HERAUSGEBERS.; ANALYTICAL COMPARISON OF THE SANSKRIT, GREEK, LATIN, AND TEUTONIC LANGUAGES, SHEWING THE ORIGINAL IDENTITY OF THEIR GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE. BY F. BOPP.; WILHELM V. HUMBOLDT AN F. BOPP ÜBER ANALYTICAL COMPARISON.

INDEX OF AUTHORS The series AMSTERDAM CLASSICS IN LINGUISTICS, 1800-1925

Sommario/riassunto

The publication in 1816 of Bopp's Über das Conjugations system can be considered the beginning of a systematic comparison of Indo-European languages, and thus as having led too the development of the study of language as a science, distinct from philology. The Analytical Comparison (1820) represents not merely a translation into English, as



has been claimed in the literature, but a significant advance in theoretical clarity and methodological soundness. This reprint is accompanied by a bio-bibliographical account of Bopp by J. D. Guigniaut, an introduction to Analytical C