Die Verwantschaftsverhaltnisse Der Indogermanischen Sprachen - And Ueber Die Lautgesetze: Gegen Die Junggrammatiker

Klappentext The German linguists Johannes Schmidt (1843-1901) and Hugo Schuchardt (1842-1927) sought to answer many questions relating to the development of Indo-European languages, which are all believed to be descended from a single common ancestor. Schmidt's Verwantschaftsverhältnisse was originally published in 1872 and Schuchardt's Über die Lautgesetze followed in 1885; here they are reissued together in one volume. Schmidt's work developed the 'wave model' of language change, to which Schuchardt also subscribed. According to this theory, linguistic innovations spread outwards concentrically like waves, which become progressively weaker as time elapses and the distance from their point of origin increases. Since later changes may not cover the same area, there may be no sharp boundaries between neighbouring languages or dialects. This theory stood in opposition to the tree model and the doctrine of sound laws propounded by the Neogrammarian school of linguists, which is roundly critiqued in Schuchardt's contribution. Zusammenfassung Reissued here together! these two works on Indo-European sound theories by the German linguists Johannes Schmidt and Hugo Schuchardt were originally published in 1872 and 1885 respectively. Schmidt and Schuchardt were proponents of the 'wave model' of language change! in opposition to the sound laws of the Neogrammarians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Verwantschaftsverhältnisse der indogermanischen Sprachen; Über die Lautgesetze: Gegen die Junggrammatiker.

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• Authors: Johannes Schmidt, Johannes Schuchardt Schmidt, Carl Schuchardt, Hugo Schuchardt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2013
• EAN: 9781108062947
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06294-7
• No. of pages: 122
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics