| Description |
1 online resource (146 pages) : portrait |
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Indogermanische Bibliothek. 3. Reihe: Untersuchungen |
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Indogermanische Bibliothek. Dritte Reihe, Untersuchungen.
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Cover; Titel; Imprint; Contents; Preface: Michael Weiss; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Larissa Bonfante; Giuliano Bonfante and the History of Linguistics, 1930â#x80;#x93;2000. Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia; Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Preface; Biographical Note; 1 Croce, BÃ rtoli, and Neolinguistics; 2 Scholarly Formation; 3 Intellectual Biography; I Before Exile: Youthful Soundings; II Exile: Confrontations in Europe, 1931â#x80;#x93;1939; III Conversion in America, 1939â#x80;#x93;1955; IV Return to Latin Roots, 1955â#x80;#x93;1977; V Rome and Retirement, 1978â#x80;#x93;2005; 4 The Legacy of Giuliano Bonfante; Bibliography |
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Appendix: Works by Giuliano BonfanteI Semantics; II On Reconstruction and Linguistic Method; III The Birth of a Literary Language; A Daughterâ#x80;#x99;s Memories: Larissa Bonfante; References; The Authors; Index; Backcover |
| Summary |
Giuliano Bonfante (1904-2005) was an Italian linguist who lived through the tumultuous historical period of the twentieth century, in which he took an active part, personally, politically, and intellectually. This intellectual biography, translated from the Italian of Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia, his successor to the Linguistics Chair in the University of Turin, follows the course of his adventurous life, in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States during the years of Fascism and the Second World War, and back to Italy and a prolific, successful scholarly career. Throughout, he developed his ideas on the Indo-European languages and their relation to modern languages, especially the Romance languages. Bonfante?s most conspicuous scholarly legacy is in the field of historical linguistics, where he transformed our understanding of Indo-European languages and the relationships between them. He also pointed out the archaic and conservative character of Latin, contrasting with the innovative character of Greek. His love of literature informed much of his work, as did his belief that language is above all expressive, that it is poetry |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bonfante, Giuliano, 1904-2005.
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| SUBJECT |
Bonfante, Giuliano, 1904-2005 fast |
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Historical linguistics.
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historical linguistics.
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Historical linguistics
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bonfante, Larissa, author.
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Weiss, Michael L., writer of preface.
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Baker, Steven, translator
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| ISBN |
9783825377434 |
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3825377431 |
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