Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues
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Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues is a seminal linguistic-philosophical work by Wilhelm von Humboldt that explores the diversity of human language structures and their relation to thought and culture.
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistic work → philosophical work → |
| associatedConcept |
inner form of language
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language as activity (energeia) rather than product (ergon) → linguistic world-view → |
| author |
Wilhelm von Humboldt
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| centralClaim |
each language embodies a distinct world-view
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language is a formative organ of thought → languages differ essentially in their inner form, not only in vocabulary → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Prussia
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| discusses |
classification of languages by structural type
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interdependence of language and world-view → role of language in shaping cognition → |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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linguistics → philosophy of mind → |
| genre |
linguistics
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philosophy → |
| hasPart |
comparative analysis of different language families
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theoretical reflections on language form → |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| impact |
contributed to the development of comparative linguistics
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helped establish language as a central topic in German philosophy → influenced modern views on language and culture interrelation → |
| influenced |
20th-century linguistic relativity debates
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Benjamin Lee Whorf → Edward Sapir → Franz Boas → |
| influencedBy |
German Idealism
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Immanuel Kant → |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of language and philosophy
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| language |
German
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| mainTopic |
diversity of human language structures
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linguistic typology → philosophy of language → relationship between language and culture → relationship between language and thought → |
| notableFor |
foundational contribution to linguistic typology
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influence on later theories of linguistic relativity → |
| philosophicalPerspective |
humanism
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idealism → |
| titleTranslation |
On the Diversity of Human Language Construction
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On the Diversity of Human Language Structure → |
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Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues
("On the Diversity of Human Language Construction")
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Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues ("On the Diversity of Human Language Structure") → |
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Wilhelm von Humboldt
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