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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819273703321

Autore

Scherer Wilhelm <1841-1886.>

Titolo

Zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache / / Wilhelm Scherer ; with an introductory article by Kurt R. Jankowsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1995

ISBN

1-280-87954-8

9786613720856

90-272-7654-4

Edizione

[New ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (564 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series I, Amsterdam classics in linguistics, 1800-1925, , 0304-0712 ; ; v. 16

Altri autori (Persone)

JankowskyKurt R

Disciplina

430/.9

Soggetti

German language - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Berlin : F. Duncker, 1868.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ZUR GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN SPRACHE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; EDITOR'S FOREWORD; EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; ABBREVIATIONS; WORKS REFERRED TO IN SCHERER (1868); INDEX OF BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES; ZUR GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN SPRACHE.; AN KARL MÜLLENHOFF.; INHALT.; ZUR LAUTLEHRE.; EINLEITUNG.; DER ABLAUT.; GRIMM'S GESETZ.; DIE GERMANISCHEN AUSLAUTSGESETZE.; ZUR FORMENLEHRE.; ZUR CONJUGATION.; DAS PERSONALPRONOMEN.; DIE PRONOMINALELEXION.; DIE NOMINALFLEXION.; NUMERALIA UND ADVERBIA.; NACHTRÄGE.; REGISTER.

Sommario/riassunto

Wilhelm Scherer (1841-1886) has gained wide recognition for his extraordinary accomplishments in linguistics as well as in literary studies.His first and most important contribution to the development of linguistic science was his monumental work of 508 pages Zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache, published in 1868.His stated objective was "to subject all aspects of the Germanic grammar to a new treatment." While such a wording sounds rather modest, the actual implementation in his book, if viewed within the framework of his time, might very appropriately be called revolution