GERMAN

Principien der Sprachgeschichte

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
1108006191, 9781108006194
Google Books ID
DRNkQgAACAAJ
Language
german
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10189969 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
Pages
301\301
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

Principien der Sprachgeschichte (1880) is Hermann Paul's best-known work. In this book, the German literary scholar and linguist argues that although language is a product of human culture and the study of language is therefore best categorised as history, language can most effectively be analysed with methods taken from the natural sciences. Paul develops a system of principles that draws heavily on cognitive and psychological elements in order to account for how language has developed. In 14 chapters he sets out a detailed account of the history of language that includes general observations on the development of language, the consequences of sound change, semantic shift and the divergence of etymologically connected words, and aspects of syntax. He also compares written and spoken language varieties, and the origins of dialects and standard languages.

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