Giuliano Bonfante and Historical Linguistics, 1930-2000
by Porzio Gernia Maria Luisa and Larissa Bonfante, translated by Steve Baker
Hardback (Published)
(January 2018)
ISBN: 9783825367961
6.5 x 9.65 inches
Price: $71.00
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Giuliano Bonfante (1904-2005) was an Italian linguist who lived through the tumultuous historical period of the twentieth century, in which he took an active part, personally, politically, and intellectually. This intellectual biography, translated from the Italian of Maria Luisa Porzio Gernia, his successor to the Linguistics Chair in the University of Turin, follows the course of his adventurous life, in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States during the years of Fascism and the Second World War, and back to Italy and a prolific, successful scholarly career. Throughout, he developed his ideas on the Indo-European languages and their relation to modern languages, especially the Romance languages. Bonfante’s most conspicuous scholarly legacy is in the field of historical linguistics, where he transformed our understanding of Indo-European languages and the relationships between them. He also pointed out the archaic and conservative character of Latin, contrasting with the innovative character of Greek. His love of literature informed much of his work, as did his belief that language is above all expressive, that it is poetry.
- By (author) Larissa Bonfante
- By (author) Porzio Gernia Maria Luisa
- Foreword by Michael Weiss
- Translated by Steven Baker
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