George J Metcalf
Biographic Data
| ID | 749212 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George J Metcalf |
| GIVEN NAMES | George J |
| FAMILY NAME | Metcalf |
| SIGNATURE | METCALF G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1945 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On language diversity and relationship from Bibliander to Adelung
Between methodology and ideology
Translation Pronunciation
References Mencken, H.L. The American Language. Supplement 11. New York: Knopf, 1948. Mencken, H.L. The American Language. Rev. and abridged by Raven I. McDavid, Jr. New York: Knopf, 1963
Adelung discovers the languages of Asia
George J. METCALF: Adelung Discovers the Languages of Asia. Adelung provides an excellent example of how theories can influence the interpretation of factual evidence. Adelung did not follow his proclamed pragmatic approach to the linguistic material he was dealing with. His theory of the origin and development of human speech is related to variation in language, both in time and place. The application of his theory to the languages of Asia, enab…
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) and the Languages of Japheth's Progeny
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) was an important link in developing the concept of the language family that is now called Indo-European. 'Lector' for the Greek of the Septuagint at the Münsterschule in Zürich (Zwingli's successor), Bibliander had early showed aptitude for languages and had devoted himself particularly to Hebrew and related Semitic tongues. As exegete he interpreted the events at Babel (Genesis 10, 11) from the perspective of this …
Methoden der germanischen Linguistik
The German Language in America
Deutsche Beitrage zur geistigen Uberlieferung
Einfuhrung in die strukturelle Beschreibung des Deutschen, Teil I
Germanic Studies in Honor of Edward Henry Sehrt
A Linguistic Clash in the Seventeenth Century
Andreas Jager and His De Lingua Vetustissima Europae (1686)
The Development of Germanic Verse Form
Report of the Sixth Annual round Table Meeting on Linguistics and Language Training
Heinz Küpper, Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
(1957). Heinz Kupper, Worterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache. The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory: Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 225-227
Schottel and Historical Linguistics
H ans G linz , Geschichte und Kritik der Lehre von den Satzgliedern in der deutschen Grammatik
Hans Glinz, Geschichte und Kritik der Lehre von den Satzgliedern in der deutschen Grammatik." The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory, 23(4), pp. 318–319
Experiments with Intensive Language Teaching at the University of Chicago
George J. Metcalf, Experiments with Intensive Language Teaching at the University of Chicago, The German Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 1, A Symposium on Intensive German Courses for Civilians (Jan., 1946), pp. 6-8
Latin and German Abstractions as Forms of Address
NotesCf. Ehrismann, “Duzen und Ihrzen im Mittelalter,” Zeitschrift für deutsche Wortforschung,v (1903-4), p. 206, 209, and passim.Unless otherwise indicated, the term “abstraction” as used in this paper will mean “abstraction employed as a substitute for a pronoun of direct address.”Unter Mitwirkung Gustav Bebermeyers herausgegeben von Konrad Burdach. “Vom Mittelalter zur Reformation,” V. Berlin, 1926. Referred to hereafter as Briefmuster.The abb…
Schottel and Historical Linguistics
Adelung discovers the languages of Asia
George J. METCALF: Adelung Discovers the Languages of Asia. Adelung provides an excellent example of how theories can influence the interpretation of factual evidence. Adelung did not follow his proclamed pragmatic approach to the linguistic material he was dealing with. His theory of the origin and development of human speech is related to variation in language, both in time and place. The application of his theory to the languages of Asia, enab…
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) and the Languages of Japheth's Progeny
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) was an important link in developing the concept of the language family that is now called Indo-European. 'Lector' for the Greek of the Septuagint at the Münsterschule in Zürich (Zwingli's successor), Bibliander had early showed aptitude for languages and had devoted himself particularly to Hebrew and related Semitic tongues. As exegete he interpreted the events at Babel (Genesis 10, 11) from the perspective of this …
Latin and German Abstractions as Forms of Address
NotesCf. Ehrismann, “Duzen und Ihrzen im Mittelalter,” Zeitschrift für deutsche Wortforschung,v (1903-4), p. 206, 209, and passim.Unless otherwise indicated, the term “abstraction” as used in this paper will mean “abstraction employed as a substitute for a pronoun of direct address.”Unter Mitwirkung Gustav Bebermeyers herausgegeben von Konrad Burdach. “Vom Mittelalter zur Reformation,” V. Berlin, 1926. Referred to hereafter as Briefmuster.The abb…
Experiments with Intensive Language Teaching at the University of Chicago
George J. Metcalf, Experiments with Intensive Language Teaching at the University of Chicago, The German Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 1, A Symposium on Intensive German Courses for Civilians (Jan., 1946), pp. 6-8
H ans G linz , Geschichte und Kritik der Lehre von den Satzgliedern in der deutschen Grammatik
Hans Glinz, Geschichte und Kritik der Lehre von den Satzgliedern in der deutschen Grammatik." The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory, 23(4), pp. 318–319
Schottel and Historical Linguistics
Report of the Sixth Annual round Table Meeting on Linguistics and Language Training
Heinz Küpper, Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
(1957). Heinz Kupper, Worterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache. The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory: Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 225-227
The Development of Germanic Verse Form
Andreas Jager and His De Lingua Vetustissima Europae (1686)
A Linguistic Clash in the Seventeenth Century
Germanic Studies in Honor of Edward Henry Sehrt
Einfuhrung in die strukturelle Beschreibung des Deutschen, Teil I
Deutsche Beitrage zur geistigen Uberlieferung
The German Language in America
Methoden der germanischen Linguistik
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) and the Languages of Japheth's Progeny
Theodor Bibliander (1504-1564) was an important link in developing the concept of the language family that is now called Indo-European. 'Lector' for the Greek of the Septuagint at the Münsterschule in Zürich (Zwingli's successor), Bibliander had early showed aptitude for languages and had devoted himself particularly to Hebrew and related Semitic tongues. As exegete he interpreted the events at Babel (Genesis 10, 11) from the perspective of this …
Adelung discovers the languages of Asia
George J. METCALF: Adelung Discovers the Languages of Asia. Adelung provides an excellent example of how theories can influence the interpretation of factual evidence. Adelung did not follow his proclamed pragmatic approach to the linguistic material he was dealing with. His theory of the origin and development of human speech is related to variation in language, both in time and place. The application of his theory to the languages of Asia, enab…
Translation Pronunciation
References Mencken, H.L. The American Language. Supplement 11. New York: Knopf, 1948. Mencken, H.L. The American Language. Rev. and abridged by Raven I. McDavid, Jr. New York: Knopf, 1963
On language diversity and relationship from Bibliander to Adelung
Between methodology and ideology
Philosophy (18 works) · History (13 works) · Linguistics (12 works) · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (8 works) · Linguistic research and analysis (8 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (7 works) · Art (6 works) · History (6 works) · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (6 works)