On language : the diversity of human language-structure and its influence on the mental development of mankind /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Humboldt, Wilhelm von, 1767-1835
Other Authors: Heath, Peter, 1922-2002
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Series:Texts in German philosophy.
Subjects:
Description
Item Description:Originally published as the introduction to the author's Über dieKavi-Sprache auf der Insel Java (1836-1840) and also issued separately (1836) with title: Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues und ihren Einfluss auf die geistige Entwickelung des Menschengeschlechts.
Physical Description:lxix, 296 pages
Bibliography:Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:0521257476
0521315131 (pbk.)