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Missionary Linguistics VI: Missionary Linguistics in Asia
Edited by Otto Zwartjes and Paolo De Troia
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 130] 2021
► pp. 265–288

On the ‘affinities of Oriental languages’

Wilhelm von Humboldt and his British connections

| KU Leuven
| KU Leuven
| KU Leuven
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The scholarly exploitation of missionary linguistics: Humboldt’s pursuit
  • 3.Behind the ideas: Linguistic documentation
  • 4.From colonial and missionary linguistics to scholarly networks: The relevance of Humboldt’s Essay
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix
Published online: 2 November 2021
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