Leibniz’s Last Letter on Linguistic Matters

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_6193
dc.title	Leibniz’s Last Letter on Linguistic Matters
dc.contributor.author	Gensini Stefano
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/the-journal-for-the-philosophy-of-language-mind-an/2021/2/leibnizs-last-letter-on-linguistic-matters/
dc.description.abstract	We reproduce in what follows the last writing published in life by G.W. Leibniz (1646-1716) on linguistic topics. Together with other works by scholars of the time, Leibniz’s essay served as an introduction to an important collection of versions of the Pater noster in many different languages (Chamberlayne ed. 1715). In his critical remarks, the philosopher not only summarises his main ideas about the importance and method of linguistic comparison, but also integrates them with interpretative insights from neighbouring fields, such as numismatics, archaeology, and the history of writing systems. The editor’s commentary gives information on the historical and theoretical context in which Leibniz writes and on the numerous authors and works mentioned in the text.
dc.relation.ispartof	JoLMA
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 2 \| Issue 2 \| December 2021
dc.issued	2021-12-15
dc.dateAccepted	2021-10-05
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-07-12
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2723-9640
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Jolma/2723-9640/2021/02/006
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	G
dc.subject	John Chamberlayne
dc.subject	John Chamberlayne
dc.subject	Leibniz
dc.subject	Leibniz
dc.subject	Linguistic comparativism
dc.subject	Linguistic comparativism
dc.subject	Oratio dominica
dc.subject	Oratio dominica
dc.subject	Pater noster
dc.subject	Pater noster
dc.subject	W
dc.subject	W
dc.subject	Writing systems
dc.subject	Writing systems

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Stefano Gensini Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia

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abstract

We reproduce in what follows the last writing published in life by G.W. Leibniz (1646-1716) on linguistic topics. Together with other works by scholars of the time, Leibniz’s essay served as an introduction to an important collection of versions of the Pater noster in many different languages (Chamberlayne ed. 1715). In his critical remarks, the philosopher not only summarises his main ideas about the importance and method of linguistic comparison, but also integrates them with interpretative insights from neighbouring fields, such as numismatics, archaeology, and the history of writing systems. The editor’s commentary gives information on the historical and theoretical context in which Leibniz writes and on the numerous authors and works mentioned in the text.

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Dec. 15, 2021

Accepted

Oct. 5, 2021

Submitted

July 12, 2021

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Keywords: John Chamberlayne • G • Pater noster • W • Linguistic comparativism • Writing systems • Oratio dominica • Leibniz

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