William Dwight Whitney and the science of language /

William Dwight Whitney and the science of language /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Alter, Stephen G.
Imprint:Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Ser. ; v.123
The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Ser.
Subject:
Whitney, William Dwight, -- 1827-1894.
Whitney, William Dwight, -- 1827-1894.
Linguists -- United States.
Language and languages.
Comparative linguistics.
Linguists.
Language and languages.
Comparative linguistics.
United States.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11980770
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ISBN:9781421427607
1421427605
142142911X
9781421429113
0801880203
9780801880209
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:"W.D. Whitney's main works in general linguistics": pages 321-323
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-320) and index.
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Summary:This exploration of an early phase of scientific language study provides readers with a unique perspective on Victorian intellectual life as well as on the transatlantic roots of modern linguistic theory.
Other form:Print version: Alter, Stephen G. William Dwight Whitney and the science of language. Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

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