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J.G. Schottelius´s Ausführliche Arbeit von der Teutschen HaubtSprache (1663) and its Place in Early Modern European Vernacular Language Study
Nicola Mclelland
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Paperback. Germanist and linguist Nicola McLelland presents an accessible yet scholarly exploration that makes sense of Schottelius's lengthy and unwieldy study by interpreting its elements from grammar to riddles, from verse to dialogue against European discourse traditions that shaped the linguist's views of language. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 426 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
This monograph offers a comprehensive reassessment of the dominant German grammarian of the 17th century J.G. Schottelius, and examines his legacy both in Germany and Europe.
This monograph offers a comprehensive reassessment of the dominant German grammarian of the 17th century J.G. Schottelius, and examines his legacy both in Germany and Europe.
- Offers comprehensive documentation of Schottelius’s numerous sources to show the range and limits of scholarly knowledge in 17th-century Germany
- Introduces new data that provides insight into whether a grammarian like Schottelius could have any impact on how people actually wrote
- Provides an accessible reading of Schottelius’s landmark study (with quotations translated into English) that does not assume prior knowledge of the seventeenth-century German context
- Traces Schottelius’s influence on Dutch, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Publications of the Philological Society
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444339611
SKU
V9781444339611
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Ref
99-29
About Nicola Mclelland
Nicola McLelland is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Nottingham. After gaining her PhD in medieval German literature at Sydney, McLelland completed an MPhil in Linguistics at Cambridge, where she discovered the history of linguistics in Vivien Law’s lectures, and first began work on the history of German grammars.
Reviews for J.G. Schottelius´s Ausführliche Arbeit von der Teutschen HaubtSprache (1663) and its Place in Early Modern European Vernacular Language Study
“Nicola McLelland’s study of J. G. Schottelius’s Ausführliche Arbeit (AA) is a masterly exploration of an important milestone in the history of German.” (Modern Language Review, 1 July 2014)