Sajnovics’s Demonstratio (1770) A linguistic treatise based on methods of natural sciences
Sajnovics János (1733–1785) was the author of the basic work of comparative linguistics (Demonstratio 1770), which is considered the first scientific demonstration of the affinity of Hungarian and a Finno-Ugric language, Saami. This work was created on the occasion of the 1769 astronomical expeditio...
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ftamickiewiczojs:oai:ojs.pressto.amu.edu.pl:article/38446 2023-12-31T10:22:31+01:00 Sajnovics’s Demonstratio (1770) A linguistic treatise based on methods of natural sciences Constantinovitsné Vladár , Zsuzsa 2022-12-30 application/pdf http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/il/article/view/38446 eng eng Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/il/article/view/38446/32748 http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/il/article/view/38446 Investigationes Linguisticae; Vol. 46 (2022); 14-21 Investigationes Linguisticae; Tom 46 (2022); 14-21 1426-188X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artykuł recenzowany 2022 ftamickiewiczojs 2023-12-05T00:07:31Z Sajnovics János (1733–1785) was the author of the basic work of comparative linguistics (Demonstratio 1770), which is considered the first scientific demonstration of the affinity of Hungarian and a Finno-Ugric language, Saami. This work was created on the occasion of the 1769 astronomical expedition in Denmark as unplanned side research. After the expedition the leader, Maximilian Hell reported on the transition of Venus (Transitio Veneris) and his assistant, János Sajnovics on the Hungarian–Lappish linguistic identity (Demonstratio).[1] This paper will deal with the scientific research methodology of Demonstratio comparing it with the methodology applied in Hell’s astronomical treatise. We also consider some contemporary critics of the methodology of Demonstratio. [1] In this paper I will use the term Lappish instead of politically correct Saami, according to the 18th-century terminology. Article in Journal/Newspaper saami Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: PRESSto |
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Sajnovics János (1733–1785) was the author of the basic work of comparative linguistics (Demonstratio 1770), which is considered the first scientific demonstration of the affinity of Hungarian and a Finno-Ugric language, Saami. This work was created on the occasion of the 1769 astronomical expedition in Denmark as unplanned side research. After the expedition the leader, Maximilian Hell reported on the transition of Venus (Transitio Veneris) and his assistant, János Sajnovics on the Hungarian–Lappish linguistic identity (Demonstratio).[1] This paper will deal with the scientific research methodology of Demonstratio comparing it with the methodology applied in Hell’s astronomical treatise. We also consider some contemporary critics of the methodology of Demonstratio. [1] In this paper I will use the term Lappish instead of politically correct Saami, according to the 18th-century terminology. |
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Sajnovics’s Demonstratio (1770) A linguistic treatise based on methods of natural sciences |
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Sajnovics’s Demonstratio (1770) A linguistic treatise based on methods of natural sciences |
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Sajnovics’s Demonstratio (1770) A linguistic treatise based on methods of natural sciences |
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Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan |
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Investigationes Linguisticae; Vol. 46 (2022); 14-21 Investigationes Linguisticae; Tom 46 (2022); 14-21 1426-188X |
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http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/il/article/view/38446/32748 http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/il/article/view/38446 |
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