Language: A Linguistic Introduction to History

by J.Vendryes (Editor)

Originally published between 1920-70, The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following
* Prehistory and Historical Ethnography
Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00
* Greek Civilization
Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00
* Roman Civilization
Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00
* Eastern Civilizations
Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00
* Judaeo-Christian Civilization
Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00
* European Civilization
Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00

Genres: Linguistics

412 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Joseph Vendryes (French: [vɑ̃dʁi]; 13 January 1875, Paris – 30 January 1960) was a French Celtic linguist.[1] After studying with Antoine Meillet, he was chairman of Celtic languages and literature at the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He founded the journal Études Celtiques. He was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and a consultant with the International Auxiliary Language Association, which standardized and presented Interlingua
Recherches sur l'histoire et les effets de l'intensité initiale en Latin (1902)
Traité d'accentuation Grecque (1904)
Grammaire du vieil-irlandais (1908)
Le langage (1921)
La position linguistique du Celtique (1930)
Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien (1959

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