Techmer s "Internationale Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" (1884 1890) served, at a time of neogrammarian domination in the linguistic scene of the late 19th century, as an international forum for the discussion of general linguistics topics, the Humboldtian philosophy of language, and the promotion of non-Indo-European linguistic research.This essay starts with information on the founder and sole editor of the journal, Friedrich Techmer, then analyzes the most significant contributions to the journal, surveying in the same part the range of publications as well as the...
Techmer s "Internationale Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" (1884 1890) served, at a time of neogrammarian domination in the linguistic s...
The present volume follows the author's tradition of bringing together at certain intervals selections of articles which more often than not had previously been published in not easily accessible places, or which had not been published before. These papers do not typically represent mere reprints but in most instances thoroughly revised versions.This volume contains twelve articles organized under three headings, "Programmatic Papers in the History of Linguistics," "Studies in Linguistic Historiography," and "Sketches historiographical and (auto)biographical," plus as an appendix a complete...
The present volume follows the author's tradition of bringing together at certain intervals selections of articles which more often than not had previ...