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Don't forget Franz Boas...
I have found out Tolkien knew about works of Boas, von Humboldt and Sapir in different areas though. Von Humboldt and sound symbolism; Boas and his view on race; and Sapir's phonetic symbolism.
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There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.
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