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Podcast episode 2: Comparative-historical linguistics – Bopp and Grimm

Posted on 31 January 2020 by James McElvenny — 1 Comment
Der Boppard ist ein Ort am Rhein; die Bopp-Art sind Pedanterei'n

In this episode, we look at the emergence of comparative-historical grammar, focusing on the work of Franz Bopp and Jacob Grimm.

Posted in 19th century, Denmark, Germany, historical linguistics, History, Linguistics, Podcast

Aree, volumi e spazi: la geometria linguistica di Hjelmslev

Posted on 10 March 2016 by Lorenzo Cigana — Leave a comment

Lorenzo Cigana Université de Liège Questo nostro intervento si concentra su alcuni aspetti del pensiero hjelmsleviano e della teoria glossematica in cui è più forte il respiro interdisciplinare che intreccia tra loro almeno i seguenti problemi: a) il ruolo gnoseologico…

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Posted in 20th century, Article, Denmark, Europe, History, Linguistics, Structuralism

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