Edward Sapir war eine Schlüsselfigur in der Linguistik und Anthropologie, der die tiefgreifenden Verbindungen zwischen Sprache und menschlicher Kultur erforschte. Seine Arbeit befasste sich mit indigenen amerikanischen Sprachen und legte deren Komplexität und Vielfalt offen. Sapir versuchte zu verstehen, wie Sprache Denken und Wahrnehmung prägt. Sein Ansatz beeinflusste die nachfolgende Forschung und hallt bis heute in den Geisteswissenschaften nach.
This volume collects the late linguistic and anthropological essays of Edward Sapir, one of the most prominent figures in American anthropology. As well as discussing traditional linguistic topics, these essays explore the nature of culture and its relationship to language.
This book is a collection of texts from the Wishram people, a Native American tribe from the Pacific Northwest. Compiled by linguist and anthropologist Edward Sapir in collaboration with Jeremiah Curtin, a renowned collector of Native American folklore, this book includes texts in the original Wishram language as well as translations and analysis. A fascinating glimpse into the language, culture, and folklore of a little-known tribe.
This book is a comprehensive collection of the works of Edward Sapir, one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. It includes his most important writings on language, culture, and anthropology, as well as many unpublished materials, and offers a unique insight into his theories and methods.
Focusing on the conceptual understanding of language, this book explores its variability across different contexts and its connections to key human interests such as thought, history, race, culture, and art. Rather than presenting a comprehensive collection of facts, it emphasizes the author's perspective on what language is and how it influences and interacts with various aspects of human life. The work aims to provoke thought about the deeper implications of language beyond mere communication.