TY  - GEN
T1  - Humboldt, worldview and language
A1  - Underhill, James W. (James William)
LA  - English
PP  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
YR  - 2009
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn430834891
AB  - With the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), the term has since been adopted by numerous linguists. Within specialist circles it has become associated with what is known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis which suggests that the nature of a language influences the thought of its speakers and that different language patterns yield different patterns of thought. Underhill's concise and rigorously researched book clarifies the main ideas and proposals of Humboldt's linguistic philosophy and demonstrates the way his ideas can be adopted and adapted by thinkers and linguists today. A detailed glossary of terms is provided in order to clarify key concepts and to translate the German terms used by Humboldt.
OP  - 161
CN  - P107 .U53 2009eb
SN  - 9780748640225
SN  - 0748640223
SN  - 6612136618
SN  - 9786612136610
SN  - 9780748638420
SN  - 0748638423
KW  - Humboldt, Wilhelm von, : 1767-1835.
KW  - Humboldt, Wilhelm, : Freiherr von, : 1767-1835.
KW  - Humboldt, Wilhelm von, : 1767-1835
KW  - Humboldt, Wilhelm von : 1767-1835
KW  - Language and languages : Philosophy.
KW  - Langage et langues : Philosophie.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : General.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Linguistics : General.
KW  - Language and languages : Philosophy
KW  - Sprachtheorie
KW  - Sprache
KW  - Denken
KW  - Sprachliches Weltbild
KW  - Llenguatge i llengües.
KW  - Filòsofs.
KW  - Alemanya.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Llibres electrònics.
ER  -