Hermann Paul
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Hermann Otto Theodor Paul (August 7, 1846, Salbke – December 29, 1921, Munich
) was a German
linguist
and lexicographer
. He was professor for German language
and literature in Freiburg
in the Breisgau
as well as Munich, and he was a prominent Neogrammarian
.
Paul, Hermann 1970. Principles of the History of Language, translated from 2nd edition by H.A. Strong. College Park: McGroth Publishing Company, ISBN 0843401141.
From a theoretical linguistic perspective, Hermann Paul contended that sentences are the sum of their parts (1886. See also, Blumenthal, 1970). Sentences arise sequentially from individual associations, linked together in a linear form. These contentions were contradicted by Wilhelm Wundt (1900) who believed that sentences begin as a simultaneous thought that is converted into linear, sequential parts.
Not to be confused with Hermann Daniel Paul (1827 - 1885), who emigrated from Germany to Finland, where he worked as a language teacher and music reviewer. He published a translation of the Finnish national epic Kalevala in 1885 (G. W. Edlund's publishing house, Helsingfors).
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
and lexicographer
Lexicography
Lexicography is divided into two related disciplines:*Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries....
. He was professor for German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and literature in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
in the Breisgau
Breisgau
Breisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, which partly consists of the Breisgau, is named after that area...
as well as Munich, and he was a prominent Neogrammarian
Neogrammarian
The Neogrammarians were a German school of linguists, originally at the University of Leipzig, in the late 19th century who proposed the Neogrammarian hypothesis of the regularity of sound change...
.
Works
His main work, Prinzipien der Sprachgeschichte (Halle: Max Niemeyer, 1st ed. 1880), has been translated into English:Paul, Hermann 1970. Principles of the History of Language, translated from 2nd edition by H.A. Strong. College Park: McGroth Publishing Company, ISBN 0843401141.
From a theoretical linguistic perspective, Hermann Paul contended that sentences are the sum of their parts (1886. See also, Blumenthal, 1970). Sentences arise sequentially from individual associations, linked together in a linear form. These contentions were contradicted by Wilhelm Wundt (1900) who believed that sentences begin as a simultaneous thought that is converted into linear, sequential parts.
Not to be confused with Hermann Daniel Paul (1827 - 1885), who emigrated from Germany to Finland, where he worked as a language teacher and music reviewer. He published a translation of the Finnish national epic Kalevala in 1885 (G. W. Edlund's publishing house, Helsingfors).
External links
- Prinzipien der Sprachgeschichte, German original of Hermann Paul's main book Principles of the History of Language
- A partial French translation of Hermann Paul's main book, Principles of the History of Language