How Long to Read The Life and Growth of Language

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life and Growth of Language?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 48 minutes to read The Life and Growth of Language by William Dwight Whitney

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) was the foremost American philologist and Sanskrit scholar of the nineteenth century. After studying in Germany, then at the forefront of linguistic scholarship, he assumed the chair of Sanskrit at Yale in 1854, with comparative philology added to his professorship in 1869. As well as teaching modern languages, Whitney published over 300 scholarly papers and books, acted as chief editor of the ten-volume Century Dictionary, and co-founded the American Philological Association. In this important 1875 work, the influence of evolutionary theory on other branches of nineteenth-century scholarship, not merely biology, is clear in the discussion of the development of language. Whitney's survey is wide-ranging, beginning with an examination of language acquisition and how language shapes or limits our thought processes. Stressing the scientific basis of historical linguistics, he further looks at how different languages have changed over time, in terms of grammatical form, pronunciation and meaning.

How long is The Life and Growth of Language?

The Life and Growth of Language by William Dwight Whitney is 338 pages long, and a total of 87,204 words.

This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life and Growth of Language Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 56 minutes to read The Life and Growth of Language aloud.

What Reading Level is The Life and Growth of Language?

The Life and Growth of Language is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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