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Lädt ... Western languages, AD 100-1500 (1971. Auflage)von Philippe Wolff
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A brilliant historical survey of the development of language in the West, translated from the French by Frances Partridge. When did men stop speaking Latin? How did the actions of society or religion influence vocabulary? What effect did the conquest of the Anglo-Saxon countries by William the Conqueror and his French-speaking knights have on language? Speech and writing play a fundamental part in man's activities. Social life is inconceivable without some system of signs enabling us to communicate with each other, and language is chief among these signs. From Cicero to Gutenberg, WESTERN LANGUAGES AD 100 - 1500 shows how it is impossible to claim any real understanding of the development of the West without knowing about the development of its languages. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This book has much to recommend it. The author provides clear examples, wonderful maps, and simple terminology. He provides a nice overview of the political/historical context for the developments in each of the major languages (Spanish, French, German, Italian, and English). Where there are gaps in knowledge, he states that as opposed to making wild speculations.
On the downside, the actual writing is a bit strange at times. The book was originally written in French, so the strangeness may come from the translation. Another problem is the lack of footnotes to various points. There are 12 footnotes for a 200 page book! And similarly, the lack of references in English at the back of the book. The book also left out some of the Western European languages such as the Celtic languages and Basque.
Overall, I'm glad I read the book and I learned somethings from it, but I really wish it had a more scholarly bent to it with better footnotes and references. ( )