The fate of form in the Humboldtian tradition: The Formungstrieb of Georg von der Gabelentz
- 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.
| Author details: | James McElvenny |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2015.12.004 |
| ISSN: | 0271-5309 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Journal of geophysical research : Solid earth |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Place of publishing: | Oxford |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2016 |
| Publication year: | 2016 |
| Release date: | 2020/03/22 |
| Tag: | Aesthetics; Georg von der Gabelentz; H. Steinthal; History of linguistics; Linguistic form; Wilhelm von Humboldt |
| Volume: | 47 |
| Number of pages: | 13 |
| First page: | 30 |
| Last Page: | 42 |
| Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Romanistik |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
