Gabelentz and the Science of Language

James McElvenny

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Routledge
01 December 2025

Historical & comparative linguistics

The German sinologist and general linguist Georg von der Gabelentz (1840—1893) occupies a crucial place in linguistic scholarship around the end of the nineteenth century. As professor at the University of Leipzig and then at the University of Berlin, Gabelentz was present at the main centers of linguistics of the time. He was, however, generally critical of the narrow, technical focus of mainstream historical-comparative linguistics as practiced by the Neogrammarians and instead emphasized approaches to language inspired by a line of researchers stemming from Wilhelm von Humboldt. Gabelentz' alternative conception of linguistics led him to several pioneering insights into language that anticipated elements of the structuralist revolution of the early twentieth century. Gabelentz and the Science of Language brings together four essays that explore Gabelentz' contributions to linguistics from a historical perspective. In addition, it makes one of his key theoretical texts, 'Content and Form of Speech', available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.

Edited by: James McElvenny
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781041179955
ISBN 10: 1041179952
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction, 2. The Gabelentz family in their own words, 3. Georg von der Gabelentz as a pioneer of information structure, 4. The Basque-Berber connection of Georg von der Gabelentz, 5. Phenomenological aspects of Georg von der Gabelentz's Die Sprachwissenschaft, 6. Content and Form of Speech Georg von der Gabelentz, James McElvenny & Manfred Ringmacher

James McElvenny is an intellectual historian specializing in the history of linguistics. He is currently Newton International Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh.

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