The Linguistic Work of Friedrich Karl Fulda (Janua Linguarum. Series Minor)

Volume 4 includes unique records of Orok (Uilta), a Tungusic language (dictionaries, texts, grammatical comments) noted down by Pilsudski directly from native informants at the beginning of the 20th century on Sakhalin. The original source material is identified with the help of - and confronted against - all the existing contemporary dictionaries with the assistance of leading specialists in the field (the Novosibirsk Avrorin group, also called the school of Manchu-Tungusologists). Abundant comparative data are quoted. All necessary introductory information and commentaries of ethnographic, historical, and linguistic nature are provided. Archival photos taken by Pilsudski are juxtaposed with related contemporary photos especially taken for this purpose. In addition, samples of original manuscript pages are reproduced. Bibliographical data and indices are provided in conformity with the previous volumes. I. Introduction II. Fulda’s Theories Regarding the Origin and Development of Language (1) The origin of sounds (2) Fulda’s root system (3) The Preisschrift and the Wurzelwörterbuch (4) Further development of the original roots (5) Fulda’s etymological principles and his criticism of other scholars (6) Development and classification of the languages of the world III. Fulda’s Studies in the Germanic Languages (1) Definition and divisions of Germanien (2) Grammatical features of Germanic (3) High German and Low German (4) Frisian, English, and the Scandinavian languages (5) Gothic IV. Fulda and Modern German (1) Fulda’s definition of Hochdeutsch and his orthographical principles (2) Fulda as a grammarian of New High German (3) Fulda as a Mundartforscher V. Conclusion Bibliography Index