dc.contributor.author |
McNeely, Ian F. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-11-14T21:51:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-11-14T21:51:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-10-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture 23 no. 2 (October 2011): 129-47 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22968 |
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dc.description |
18 pages |
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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. |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture (Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan) |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
Wilhelm von Humboldt world history |
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dc.title |
Wilhelm von Humboldt and the World of Languages |
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dc.type |
Article |
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