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Historiographia Linguistica
Vol. 44:1 (2017) ► pp.47–71

Ludwig Noiré and the Debate on Language Origins in the 19th Century

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Among the scholars who tackled the topic of language origins in the 19th century, the German philosopher Ludwig Noiré (1829–1889) deserves special mention. To him, the unique sociability of humans implies cooperation and cooperation in turn involves language. Remarkably, Noiré’s theory deeply influenced the debate on language origins until the 1950s. Before offering some theoretical and historical explanations for the enduring influence of Noiré’s theory, it is necessary to describe the general features of his theory and the context in which it arose. After dealing with the German-English debate on language origins during the 19th century, a section will be especially devoted to Noiré’s theory of language origins. Finally, a comparison between Noiré’s insights and the naturalistic framework of the 19th century is provided.

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The 19th-century debate on language origins
  • 3.The German debate
  • 4.Noiré’s theory of language origins
  • 5.Noiré and the debate on language origins. An overview
  • 6.Conclusions and further perspectives
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References


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Published online: 3 August 2017
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