This author of Fundamentals of the Linguistic Prototype died while writing a book on the Kawi language of Java.
This author of Fundamentals of the Linguistic Prototype died while writing a book on the Kawi language of Java. This linguist conducted an 1821 study of place names in Spain and France, concluding that the Basques once extended over a much larger area. This man's statement "languages makes infinite use of finite means" is often quoted by Noam Chomsky, and this man is seen as one of the first to argue that human language is governed by rules. This man described language as the "formative organ of thought" and considered differences between languages to be Weltansicht, or "differences of representing the world," an argument that inspired later linguists to formulate a theory based on how the Hopi viewed time. Apart from helping to inspire the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, he also wrote political theory and represented his native Prussia at the Congress of Berlin. For 10 points, identify this linguist whose brother Alexander was a famous naturalist who names an ocean current off the coast of Peru.
This author of Fundamentals of the Linguistic Prototype died while writing a book on the Kawi language of Java.
Wilhelm von Humboldt [prompt on Humboldt]