A comparative grammar of the Sanskrit, Zend, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic, German, and Sclavonic languages (Documenta semiotica) [Hardcover]

Franz Bopp (Author)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1462 pages
• Publisher: G. Olms (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3487074915
• ISBN-13: 978-3487074917
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,927,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basis of Western Linguistics, September 10, 2002

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MariaPiera Candotti (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A comparative grammar of the Sanskrit, Zend, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic, German, and Sclavonic languages (Documenta semiotica) (Hardcover)

It is surely out of date, nowdays, but it has been, (from 1816!) one of the basis of Western Linguistics. How do you rate Aristotele's «Physics»? Five stars for the value of scientific heritage!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only a historical value, July 12, 2002

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C. Imbert (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A comparative grammar of the Sanskrit, Zend, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic, German, and Sclavonic languages (Documenta semiotica) (Hardcover)

This book, first published in German first half of the 19th century was THE reference at the time in the world of comparative grammar. It is a huge masterpiece. But readers, attention: this book has only a HISTORICAL value. If you are a HISTORIAN of comparative grammar and wish to study the evolution of the linguistic techniques, then buy it or read it. But the scientific information in this book dating back to the 19th century, unfortunately, are no longer up to date.

2.0 out of 5 stars To be more precise, July 18, 2002

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C. Imbert (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A comparative grammar of the Sanskrit, Zend, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Gothic, German, and Sclavonic languages (Documenta semiotica) (Hardcover)

I should add that this book is divided into several large tomes, and that - this might catch the attention of beautiful books amateurs - special fonts had been created at the time to type this book, for example unique sanskrit fonts.