Treatise on the Origin of Language
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Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treatise on the Origin of Language canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
differences between human and animal communication
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question of how human language began ⓘ role of emotion and reason in language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herder's broader cultural theory
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development of romantic views of language ⓘ |
| author | Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
intellectual history
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
linguistic treatise
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
19th-century linguistics
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modern theories of language and culture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural origins of language
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historical development of language ⓘ human nature ⓘ natural origins of language ⓘ relationship between language and culture ⓘ relationship between language and thought ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
European Enlightenment
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| influenced |
cultural anthropology
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historical linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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surface form:
Enlightenment thought
Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
linguistics
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origin of language ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment philosophy
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German philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of purely naturalistic accounts of language
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early theory of language as a cultural product ⓘ emphasis on historical development of language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
aesthetics precursor
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism precursor
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hermeneutics precursor ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
historical evolution of human societies
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prehistory of language ⓘ |
| workOf | Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ |
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Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
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Treatise on the Origin of Language
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subject surface form:
Johann Gottfried Herder