Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
B
Books From California (167109)
99.4% positive feedback
Price:
US $98.66
ApproximatelyRM 417.04
+ $19.95 shipping
Returns:
No returns, but backed by .
Condition:
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBenjamins Publishing Company, John
ISBN-109027208816
ISBN-139789027208811
eBay Product ID (ePID)167882781
Product Key Features
Number of Pages357 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameInvestigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language : New Edition of the 1993 English Translation by Niels Ege
Publication Year2013
SubjectGerman, Linguistics / General, Scandinavian Languages (Other)
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorRasmus Rask
SeriesAmsterdam Classics in Linguistics, 1800-1925 Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight27.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-007938
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number18
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal439.609
SynopsisThis edition constitutes a reprint of Niels Ege's English translation of Rasmus Rask's prize essay of 1818, which appeared as volume XXVI in the Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague in 1993. The prize essay was published in Danish in 1818. In contrast to other works by Rask, notably his introduction to the study of Icelandic, it was never reissued until Louis Hjelmslev published a corrected version in Danish as part of his edition of Rask's selected works. While Rask lived, a substantial part of the book was translated into German. The present work is, however, the only translation of the work into English and indeed into any other language. It is to be hoped that the field of the history of linguistics will hereby receive a new impetus to scrutinize the early beginnings of Indo-European scholarship. But, just as importantly, the translation of this work of genius reveals that even if details in the substantial treatment of the various branches of language have now been superseded, the theoretical parts of the book are still worth reading by all linguists for their own sake.
Be the first to write a review
