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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

Podcast episode 1: Pre-history of comparative-historical linguistics

Posted on 31 December 2019 by James McElvenny — 3 Comments
Monument to Sir William Jones, St Paul's Cathedral, London

The first series of the History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences Podcast looks at the history of modern linguistics. We begin in this episode by examining the pre-history of comparative-historical grammar.

Posted in 19th century, historical linguistics, History, India, Linguistics, Philosophy, Podcast