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Marky Lazer · 06-01-2011, 01:23 PM

Thanks everyone, so far.

To be a bit more specific, I need to know whether Tolkien ever got taught about the Weltanschuungstheorie (world-view theory) of Wilhelm von Humboldt.

Morthoron · 06-01-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Marky Lazer

To be a bit more specific, I need to know whether Tolkien ever got taught about the Weltanschuungstheorie (world-view theory) of Wilhelm von Humboldt.

Hmmm...I'm thinking that they weren't too keen on Weltanschauung in Edwardian England. I don't believe Von Humboldt's ideas on linguistic relativity really caught on outside Germany until the work of Sapir and Whorf in America, and later Noam Chomsky.

Marky Lazer · 06-02-2011, 04:05 AM

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.

06-01-2011, 01:23 PM	#1
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	Thanks everyone, so far. To be a bit more specific, I need to know whether Tolkien ever got taught about the Weltanschuungstheorie (world-view theory) of Wilhelm von Humboldt. __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.

06-02-2011, 04:05 AM	#3
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	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. __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.