TY  - JOUR
A1  - McElvenny, James
T1  - The fate of form in the Humboldtian tradition: The Formungstrieb of Georg von der Gabelentz
JF  - Journal of geophysical research : Solid earth
N2  - The multifaceted concept of ‘form’ plays a central tole in the linguistic work of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), where it is deeply entwined with aesthetic questions. H. Steinthal's (1823–1899) interpretation of linguistic form, however, made it the servant of psychology. The Formungstrieb (drive to formation) of Georg von der Gabelentz (1840–1893) challenged Steinthal's conception and placed a renewed emphasis on aesthetics. In this endeavour, Gabelentz drew on the work of such figures as August Friedrich Pott (1802–1887), Hans Conon von der Gabelentz (1807–1874) and William Dwight Whitney (1827–1894). In this paper, we examine Gabelentz' Formungstrieb and place it in its historical context.
KW  - History of linguistics
KW  - Linguistic form
KW  - Aesthetics
KW  - Georg von der Gabelentz
KW  - Wilhelm von Humboldt
KW  - H. Steinthal
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2015.12.004
SN  - 0271-5309
VL  - 47
SP  - 30
EP  - 42
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -