TY - BOOK AU - Wegener,Philipp AU - Koerner,E.F.K. AU - Knobloch,Clemens TI - Untersuchungen über die Grundfragen des Sprachlebens T2 - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series II, Classics in psycholinguistics, SN - 9789027277862 AV - P105 .W4 1991eb U1 - 401 20 PY - 1991/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. KW - Language and languages KW - Philosophy KW - Langage et langues KW - Philosophie KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Originally published: 1885. With new introd; Includes bibliographical references; UNTERSUCHUNGEN ÜBER DIE GRUNDFRAGEN DES SPRACHLEBENS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; EDITOR'S FOREWORD; Table of contents; Introduction; 0. Philipp Wegener's life and work; 0.1; 0.2; 1. Wegener's Untersuchungen: Contents and theoretical positions2; 1.1; 1.2 Wegener's hypotheses concerning meaning.; 1.3 How we understand language.; 1.3.1 The aim of and motive for speaking.; 1.3.2 The influencing of will.; 1.3.3 On 'substance and 'sentence'.; 1.3.4 On action.; 1.3.5; 2. Wegener and the psychology of language in the second half of the 19th century; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3. Contemporary reactions to Wegener's Untersuchungen3.1; 3.2; 4. Later reactions to Wegener's work; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 5. Concluding remarks; NOTES; REFERENCES; ?.ASelect List of Philipp Wegener's Writings; B.Secondary Sources; UNTERSUCHUNGENUEBER DIEGRÜNDFRAGEN DES SPRACHLEBENS.; VORWORT.; INHALT.; Aus dem Leben der Sprache.; I.; II.; III.; IV.; V.; VI.; VIL; VIII.; IX.; X.; XI.; XII.; XIII.; XIV.; XV.; XVI.; Zur Frage; Wie verstehen wir Sprache?; A.Zweck und Veranlassung des Sprechens.; I.; II.; B. Die Willensbeeinflussung.; III.; IV.; V.; D. Die Handlung. IX; D. Die Handlung.; IX; XII; XIII.XIV.; XV.; XVI.; XVII; XVIII.; XIX.; XX.; XXI.; XXII.; XXIII; XXIV.; XXV.; XXVI.; XXVII.; Zusätze und Nachträge.; Excurs zu Abhandl.II St. XXI.; WORKSCITED BY WEGENERin his 'Untersuchungen'; A Chapter-by chapter Analysis in English; [Part I] From the Life of Language; [Part II] Concerning the Question 'How Do We Understand Language?' N2 - Newly edited by Konrad Koerner (University of Ottawa), with an introduction by Clemens Knobloch (Universitat Siegen)The importance of Wegener's Untersuchungen uber die Grundfragen des Sprachlebens can only be compared to that of Karl Buhler's Sprachtheorie. Even now, however, Wegener's work remains virtually unknown to the English speaking world. Wegener's main work was published in 1885. It has its origin in two lectures given in 1883 and 1884 at school teacher meetings held in the Magdeburg area and it still recalls those original occasions and maintains much of the oral style. Part of the v UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=405551 ER -