Leibniz, Humboldt, and the origins of comparativism [electronic resource] / edited by Tullio De Mauro and Lia Formigari ; with the assistance of Donatella Di Cesare, Raffaella Petrilli, and Anna Maria Thornton. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1990. - vi, 329 p. : ill. - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 49 . - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 49. .

Spine title: The origins of comparativism. Papers in revised versions of the actual presentations at the Conference on Leibniz, Humboldt, and the Origins of Comparativism held in Villa Mirafiori, Rome, Sept. 1986.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Leibniz to Humboldt -- pt. 2. Humboldt and the aftermath -- pt. 3. Comparative linguistics before and after Humboldt.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 --Congresses.
Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1767-1835 --Congresses.


Comparative linguistics--History--Congresses.


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