Wilhelm Humbolt презентация

Wilhelm Humbolt and his contribution to the linguistics

Plan Quick recap on Humbolt’s biography Philosophical tendencies in linguistic research Most important works Forerunner of ethnolinguistics or Humbolt’s greatest revelation Living legacy

DISCLAIMER There is only one picture of Humbolt in the net so I had to improvise The original idea belongs to Rita Parushkina

William Humbolt Brief Biography

Who is William von Humbolt? Was born June 22 1767 in Potsdam Had a brother who helped him with his research on indigenous languages Walking Army of One: he was a linguist, a diplomat, a philosopher and an educational reformer!

Comparative study of language learning in regards to different eras of their development Comparative study of language learning in regards to different eras of their development Appearance of grammatical forms and their influence on formation of ideas Language of Kawi of Jawa Island (not finished) Difference between structures of languages and their influence on humanity’s spiritual evolution

Philosophy in linguistics A lot of his work happened during the dawn of German Classical philosophy so he was influenced heavily bu such thinkers like Immanuel Kant and George Hegel Many would say that Humbolt is hard to read because he merges his philosophical outlook and linguistics study

interrelationship of language and culture How Humbolt came up with his theory

The living legacy Humbolt gave a start to a new branch of linguistics — ethnolinguistics Intercultural communication as a continuation of his work