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'In an agreeable style, and with an impressive depth of scholarly erudition, Drechsel argues cogently that Humboldt not only nourishes American linguistics but engaged in a mutually enlightening dialogue with American scholars. This contribution highlights the significance of Humboldt's thinking for linguistic anthropology worldwide, and will be welcomed by linguistics and translation scholars as a fine contribution to the new wave of Humboldt scholarship in Germany and the English-speaking world.' James W. Underhill, Full Professor of Translation and Ethnolinguistics, University of Normandy 'In this fascinating exploration of some of the most critical issues facing early American linguistic anthropology, Emanuel Drechsel has resuscitated von Humboldt as an incipient Americanist, sociolinguist, and field worker, who set the stage for much of the current theoretical work in linguistics and anthropology. His case for recasting linguistic relativity more accurately as the 'Humboldt-Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis' makes for fascinating reading alone, and clarifies much of the current debate.' James Stanlaw, Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University

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Emanuel J. Drechsel is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Notable publications include Mobilian Jargon (Clarendon Press, 1997) and Language Contact in the Early Colonial Pacific (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

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