Opuscula: Essays chiefly Philological and Ethnographical

Name: Opuscula: Essays chiefly Philological and Ethnographical
Author: R. G. Latham

By R. G. Latham

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The collection gathers essays and lectures on comparative philology and ethnography written between 1840 and 1856, many presented to scholarly societies. It examines language structure and historical development, distinguishes the study of language as a general science from the study of individual languages, and argues for language study as an educational discipline. Papers address specific linguistic problems and corrections of prevailing opinions, offer etymological and transliteration analyses of minority tongues, and contain technical appendices and tables. The tone is investigative and detailed, combining broad theoretical discussion with close philological evidence, and includes addenda and corrigenda for textual and transliteration inconsistencies.

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R. G. Latham

R. G. Latham was a prominent 19th-century philologist and ethnologist known for his extensive contributions to the study of language and human migration. His notable works include "A Handbook of the English Language," which serves as a comprehensive guide to English linguistics, and "Man and His Migrations," exploring the movements of human populations. Latham's writings often reflect a keen interest in the ethnology of Europe and the British Isles, as seen in titles like "The Ethnology of Europe" and "The Ethnology of the British Islands." Through his essays and studies, he significantly influenced the fields of philology and anthropology.