| Vorlesungen Über Syntax: Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung Von Griechisch, Lateinisch Und Deutsch 2 Volume Paperback Set Contributor(s): Wackernagel, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108006892 ISBN-13: 9781108006897 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $88.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: German Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Religion | Philosophy |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Linguistics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (2.07 lbs) 661 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1920-1924 Jacob Wackernagel (1853-1938), Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Basel, published two volumes of lectures on Greek, Latin and German syntax based on his 1918-1919 courses for beginning undergraduates (who would already have studied all three languages at school). Wackernagel introduces the principles of grammatical functions and cross-linguistic work, and provides a foundation for the understanding of comparative syntax. The book remained in print for many decades thanks to its lively style and well-chosen examples from classical texts. The Sanskritist Louis Renou (1896-1966), writing on Wackernagel in 1938, asserted that 'no linguist could possibly afford to ignore this book', and it remains of interest to historical linguists and scholars of classical languages today. |