The study of Indo-European vocalism in the 19th century : from the beginnings to Whitney and Scherer : a critical-historical account /

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Author / Creator:Benware, Wilbur A.
Imprint:Amsterdam : Benjamins, 1974.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 126 pages)
Language:English
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 3, Studies in the history of linguistics ; v. 3
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of linguistics ; v. 3.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227100
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ISBN:9789027281616
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-121) and index.
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Summary:In the 19th century research on the Indo-European languages was to a large degree coterminus with the development of linguistics itself. The most notable accomplishments, as related in every history of linguistics, took place in the area of phonology. The present study examines one aspect of phonological investigation of the Indo-European languages: vocalism from the early 1800's to around 1870, the threshold of the neogrammarian era. It attempts to go beyond a mere chronological presentation of research on vocalism in the 19th century to examine other questions, such as the origin of the conc.
Other form:Print version: Benware, Wilbur A. Study of Indo-European vocalism in the 19th century. Amsterdam : Benjamins, 1974

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