Georg Stiernhielm. Linguistic works, volume 2: Etymology, historical and comparative language studies and programme for the renewal of the Swedish language: Unpublished manuscripts and early prints edited with introduction, translation of De linguarum origine praefatio, and reception studies
Journal: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis eBooks
Year: 2023

This is the second of two volumes that provide a textual edition of the linguistic writings of the Swedish polymath Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672). On the basis of his unpublished manuscripts and early prints, this volume presents a textual edition of his writings on etymology (Chapters 7–9), on historical and comparative linguistics (Chapters 10–13) and on a programme for the renewal of the Swedish language (Chapters 16–17) as preserved in unpublished manuscripts and some prints. Moreover, a rec