Die Verwantschaftsverhaltnisse der indogermanischen Sprachen - And UEber die Lautgesetze: Gegen die Junggrammatiker (Paperback)

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 Verwantschaftsverhaltnisse was originally published in 1872 and Schuchardt's Uber 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."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Johannes Schmidt • Hugo Schuchardt
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	122
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-06294-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
LSN:	1-108-06294-6
Barcode:	9781108062947

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