عنوان

From philology to English studies

(Number (ISBN

9780521518864

Number

92-118

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

From philology to English studies

Other Title Information

: language and culture in the nineteenth century

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Haruko Momma.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, 2013.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xv, 224 pages

Dimensions

; 24 cm.

Series Title

Studies in English language

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-215) and index.

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: Foreword; 1. Introduction: where is philology?; 2. Philological awakening: William Jones and the architecture of learning; 3. The Anglo-Saxon revolution: John Mitchell Kemble and the paradigm; 4. The Philological Society of London: lexicography as national philology; 5. The professor and the reader: vernaculars in the academy; Epilogue; Bibliography.

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Text of Note

"The study of English language and literature in Britain changed dramatically between the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. From Philology to English Studies explores the contribution of philology to this evolution. Haruko Momma charts both the rise and fall of philology from antiquity to the late eighteenth century, and the impact of modern philology on the study of modern languages and literatures. Focusing in detail on the work of key philologists in the nineteenth century, Momma considers how they shaped European discourse and especially vernacular studies in Britain: William Jones' discovery of Sanskrit in British India gave rise to Indo-European studies; Max Müller's study of this same language helped spread the Aryan myth to the English-speaking world; the OED achieved its greatness as a post-national lexicon through the editorship of the Scottish dialectologist"--

Philology-- History-- 19th century.

Comparative linguistics-- History-- 19th century.

English language-- History-- 19th century.

Language and culture-- History-- 19th century.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative.

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Book number

Momma, H.

Date of Transaction

20130603130806.0

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251648

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