This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...1863. There were besides many contributions on special points, such as Forsteinann's early papers on the names of animals in Kuhn's Zeitschrift, vds. i. and iii; and several articles by Pott in the same journal. A more comprehensive treatment of the whole subject was attempted once more by Dr. Fick in his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...1863. There were besides many contributions on special points, such as Forsteinann's early papers on the names of animals in Kuhn's Zeitschrift, vds. i. and iii; and several articles by Pott in the same journal. A more comprehensive treatment of the whole subject was attempted once more by Dr. Fick in his Vergleichendes Worterbuch der Indogermanischen Sprac/ien, 1868; a book which may still be consulted with great advantage by students of linguistic palaeontology. After this there followed another reaction, which found its most eloquent expression in Hehn's Cutturpjlanzen und TIausthiere in ihrem XJbergang von Asien nacJi Griechenland unci Italien, 1870, fourth ed. 1883. Dr. Hehn is first of all an historian, and as an historian he objects to a number of conclusions which, according to him, have been less accurately formulated by students of language than students of history would allow. In this he seems to me partly right, partly wrong. He thinks that the picture of early Aryan civilisation has been painted in too glowing colours, and that we ought to moderate our affections towards our Aryan ancestors. This is perfectly true, but I think he often exaggerates this danger. All scholars, in speaking of what may have been the state of civilisation four thousand years ago, take it for granted that those whom they address know the limitations inherent in the subject. Thus, to take an instance: Dr. Hehn lays great stress on the fact that, though the name of horse was a common Aryan word, it does not prove that the horse was tamed or domesticated before the Aryas broke up their common home. It certainly does not; and the same remark applies to several other animals. There may have been wild horses, but there may also have been tamed horses. Some tribes may have ex..
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