The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt: With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb — John Shaqi
The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt: With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American VerbBrinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt: With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
Grammar, Comparative and general; Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1767-1835; Indians -- Languages
[10-†] “Nur die Stärke des Selbstbewusstseins nöthigt der körperlichen
Natur die scharfe Theilung und feste Begrenzung der Laute ab, die wir
Artikulation nennen.” _Ueber das Vergleichende Sprachstudium in
Beziehung auf die Verschiedenen Epochen der Sprachentwicklung_, Bd. iii,
s. 244.
[11-*] Ubi suprá, p. 17. Compare Humboldt’s words, “Im Ich aber ist von
selbst auch das Du gegeben.” _Ueber die Verschiedenheit_, etc., Bd. vi,
s. 115.
[11-†] _Ueber die Verschiedenheit_, etc., Bd. vi, s. 116; and compare
Dr. Schasler’s discussion of this subject (which is one of the best
parts of his book), _Die Elemente der Phil. Sprachwissenschaft_, etc.,
ss. 202-14.
[11-‡] Expressed in detail by Humboldt in his _Lettre à M. Abel-Remusat
sur la nature des formes grammaticules_, etc., Bd. vii, ss. 300-303.
[12-*] _Ueber die Verwandtschaft der Ortsadverbia mit dem Pronomen in
einigen Sprachen_, in the _Abhandlungen der hist.-phil. Classe der
Berliner Akad. der Wiss._ 1829.
[12-†] _Ueber die Verschiedenheit_, etc., Bd. vi, s. 115.
[12-‡] _Gesammelte Werke_, Bd. vii, ss. 392-6.
[13-*] His explanation of inflection is most fully given in his
Introductory Essay, _Ueber die Verschiedenheit_, etc., § 14, _Gesammelte
Werke_, s. 121, sqq. A sharp, but friendly criticism of this central
point of his linguistic philosophy may be found in Steinthal,
_Charakteristik der Hauptsächlichsten Typen des Sprachbones_,[TN-13] ss.
58-61. Humboldt certainly appears not only obscure in parts but
contradictory.
[14-*] See these teachings clearly set forth in his Essay, _Ueber das
vergleichende Sprachstudium in Beziehung auf die verschiedenen Epochen
der Sprachentwicklung, Werke_, Bd. iii, especially, s. 255 and s. 262.
[15-*] The eloquent and extraordinary passage in which these opinions
are expressed is in his _Lettre à M. Abel-Remusat, Gesammelte Werke_,
Bd. vii, ss. 336-7.
[15-†] _Gesammelte Werke_, Bd. iii, ss. 248, 257.
[16-*] This reasoning is developed in the essay, _Ueber das
Vergleichende Sprachstudium_, etc., _Gesammelte Werke_, Bd. iii, ss.
241-268; and see ibid, s. 270.
[16-†] See the essay _Ueber die Buchstabenschrift und ihren Zusammenhang
mit dem Sprachbau, Ges. Werke_, Bd. vi, ss. 551-2.
[17-*] On this subtle point, which has been by no means the least
difficult to his commentators, see Humboldt’s Introduction _Ueber die
Verschiedenheit_, etc., _Ges. Werke_, Bd. vi, ss. 45-6, 92-5, 254-5, by
a careful comparison of which passages his real intent will become
apparent.
[17-†] _Lettre à M. Abbe-Remusat,[TN-14] Ges. Werke_, Bd. vii, s. 396.
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