Leibniz, Humboldt, and the origins of comparativism / edited by Tullio De Mauro and Lia Formigari ; with the assistance of Donatella Di Cesare, Raffaella Petrilli, and Anna Maria Thornton.

• Superior document: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 49
• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: De Mauro, Tullio.; Formigari, Lia, 1931-; Di Cesare, Donatella.; Petrilli, Raffaella.; Thornton, Anna Maria.; ProQuest (Firm); Conference on Leibniz, Humboldt, and the Origins of Comparativism (1986 : Rome, Italy)
• Year of Publication: 1990
• Language: English
• Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 49.
• Physical Description: vi, 329 p. :; ill.
• Notes: Spine title: The origins of comparativism.; Papers in revised versions of the actual presentations at the Conference on Leibniz, Humboldt, and the Origins of Comparativism held in Villa Mirafiori, Rome, Sept. 1986.

Table of Contents

• pt. 1. Leibniz to Humboldt
• pt. 2. Humboldt and the aftermath
• pt. 3. Comparative linguistics before and after Humboldt.