on the diversity of human language construction and its influence on the mental development of the human species Humboldt, Wilhelm von 1767-1835 creator Losonsky, Michael. text bibliography nyu New York Cambridge University Press 1999 monographic eng ger

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xli, 296 p. ; 24 cm. 1. Distribution and cultural connection of the Malayan races; 2. General consideration of the course of man's development; 3. The same, continued; 4. Effects of exceptional mental power; 5. Conjoint action of individuals and nations; 6. The same, continued; 7. Transition to closer consideration of language; 8. Form of languages; 9. Nature and constitution of languages as such; 10. Sound-system of languages; 11. Inner linguistic form; 12. Combination of sound with inner linguistic form; 13. The procedure of language more fully explained; 14. Isolation, inflection and agglutination of words; 15. Verbal unity more closely examined; 16. Accent; 17. Incorporative system of languages; 18. Congruence of sound-forms in languages with grammatical requirements; 19. Main division of languages, according to the purity of their formative principle; 20. Character of languages; 21. Power of languages to evolve felicitously from one to another; 22. Retrospect on the course of the inquiry so far; 23. Nature and origin of less perfect language-structure; 24. The Chinese language; 25. Whether the polysyllabic language-structure has evolved from the monosyllabic. edited by Michael Losonsky ; translated by Peter Heath. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvii-xxxix) and index. Humboldt, Wilhelm von 1767-1835 Language and languages Philosophy P103 .H813 1999 410.92 LOS 0521667720 (pbk.) 98056527 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam024/98056527.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98056527.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam024/98056527.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98056527.html DLC 981230 20190917162829.0 3091307