Wilhelm von Humboldt and the World of Languages
| dc.contributor.author | McNeely, Ian F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-14T21:51:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-14T21:51:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-10-06 | |
| dc.description | 18 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | At a time when systematic knowledge of the world’s languages first became possible, Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) cast language as a vehicle to study the human mind and interpret human cultural difference. Long recognized as a canonical theorist, Humboldt also conducted massive empirical research through a global correspondence network bringing him reports from six continents on dozens of languages. He occupied a brief, fascinating moment in world history just before the globalization of knowledge was reshaped by the professionalization of scholarship. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture 23 no. 2 (October 2011): 129-47 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/22968 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture (Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan) | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wilhelm von Humboldt world history | en_US |
| dc.title | Wilhelm von Humboldt and the World of Languages | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |