The Neogrammarians

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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- I. PRE-19TH-CENTURY ATTEMPTS AT STUDYING LANGUAGES -- II. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MODERN LINGUISTICS: EARLY BEGINNINGS -- III. TOWARD THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE -- IV. THE NEOGRAMMARIAN CONCEPT OF LANGUAGE STUDY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE -- V. THE CLASH WITH THE CONTEMPORARIES -- VI. SIGNIFICANCE AND VALIDITY TODAY -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF NAMES -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- Backmatter