Wilhelm von Humboldt, Edward Sapir, and the constructivist framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7795002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John D Erickson (0000-0002-2235-7428, University of Cologne), Jon Erickson (University of Cologne), Marion Gymnich (0000-0002-5534-2644, University of Cologne), Ansgar Nünning (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-306 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historiographia Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0302-5160 • E-ISSN: 1569-9781 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/hl.24.3.04eri |
| OpenAlex | W1996147898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Striking similarities between Edward Sapir’s views on language and those of Wilhelm von Humboldt have long been apparent. Because of the avoidance of documentation in his writings, however, it has proved to be impossible to demonstrate the extent of Sapir’s direct familiarity with the works of Humboldt and his commitment to a Humboldtian language philosophy. Rather than pursuing the question of how Sapir might have been influenced by Humboldt, the present article explores the Sapirian philosophical framework for the treatment of both language and culture in comparison with that found in the works of Humboldt. It is shown that even without direct evidence of the influence of the works of Humboldt on Sapir it is possible to see in Sapir’s writings on language, cultural anthropology, and even aesthetics a commitment to a general constructivist philosophical framework remarkably similar to that found in Humboldt
Epistemology · Linguistics · Sociology · Alexander von Humboldt Studies · Anthropology · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Philosophy
Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture, and Personality
Drift, Slope, and Slant
Language
The Invented Reality
Cultural anthropology and psychiatry
Wilhelm Von Humboldt and North American Ethnolinguistics
The Status of Linguistics as a Science
Edward Sapir
The Emergence of the Concept of Personality in a Study of Cultures
Sound Patterns in Language
The Limitations of Boas' Anthropology
Language and Environment1
Culture, Genuine and Spurious
On Language
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |