| Darwinism and the Linguistic Image: Language, Race, and Natural Theology in the Nineteenth Century 6., Verb. Aufl. Edition Contributor(s): Alter, Stephen G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801872448 ISBN-13: 9780801872440 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 Annotation: In the nineteenth century, philology -- especially comparative philology -- made impressive gains as a discipline, thus laying the foundation for the modern field of linguistics. In Darwinism and the Linguistic Image, Stephen G. Alter examines how comparative philology provided a genealogical model of language that Darwin, as well as other scientists and language scholars, used to construct rhetorical parallels with the common-descent theory of evolution. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | History |
| Dewey: 410.909 |
| Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.04" W x 9.08" (0.75 lbs) 216 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the nineteenth century, philology--especially comparative philology--made impressive gains as a discipline, thus laying the foundation for the modern field of linguistics. In Darwinism and the Linguistic Image, Stephen G. Alter examines how comparative philology provided a genealogical model of language that Darwin, as well as other scientists and language scholars, used to construct rhetorical parallels with the common-descent theory of evolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alter, Stephen G.: - Stephen G. Alter, professor of history at Gordon College, Massachusetts, is the author of Darwinism and the Linguistic Image, also available from Johns Hopkins. |