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Author / Editor: Dr. Hans W. Pollak
Title: Phonetische Untersuchungen. I. Zur Schlußkadenz im deutschen Aussagesatz
Series Number: Nr. XIX der Mitteilungen der Phonogramm-Archivs-Kommission der kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien
Publisher: Alfred Hölder (Wien / Vienna)
Publication Year: 1911
Subject: Phonetics, Linguistics, German Declarative Sentences, Acoustic Phonogram Archive Research
Format: Softcover academic offprint/pamphlet
Illustrations: Features 31 figures/diagrams within the text
Description
Original 1911 academic softcover publication, Phonetische Untersuchungen. I. Zur Schlußkadenz im deutschen Aussagesatz ("Phonetic Investigations: Part I. On the Final Cadence in German Declarative Sentences") by Dr. Hans W. Pollak. Published in Vienna by Alfred Hölder, this work is Number XIX of the Communications of the Phonogram Archive Commission of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
Historical Significance: This volume emerges from the pioneering work of the Vienna Phonogrammarchiv (established in 1899 as the world's first sound research archive). It details early acoustic-phonetic data collection methods utilizing phonographic curves to map the intonation and cadence of spoken German.
Condition: Soft tan paper wrapper showing normal age toning, light handling wear, and a water/stain mark to the top corner of the rear cover and final pages (see photos). Interior text pages and charts/tables remain remarkably crisp, clean, and entirely readable.
An exceptional find for collectors of vintage linguistics, history of phonetics, and early audio archive history.
Phonetische Untersuchungen Phonogramm Archiv Wien Linguistics Brochure 1911
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Author / Editor: Dr. Hans W. Pollak
Title: Phonetische Untersuchungen. I. Zur Schlußkadenz im deutschen Aussagesatz
Series Number: Nr. XIX der Mitteilungen der Phonogramm-Archivs-Kommission der kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien
Publisher: Alfred Hölder (Wien / Vienna)
Publication Year: 1911
Subject: Phonetics, Linguistics, German Declarative Sentences, Acoustic Phonogram Archive Research
Format: Softcover academic offprint/pamphlet
Illustrations: Features 31 figures/diagrams within the text
Description
Original 1911 academic softcover publication, Phonetische Untersuchungen. I. Zur Schlußkadenz im deutschen Aussagesatz ("Phonetic Investigations: Part I. On the Final Cadence in German Declarative Sentences") by Dr. Hans W. Pollak. Published in Vienna by Alfred Hölder, this work is Number XIX of the Communications of the Phonogram Archive Commission of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
Historical Significance: This volume emerges from the pioneering work of the Vienna Phonogrammarchiv (established in 1899 as the world's first sound research archive). It details early acoustic-phonetic data collection methods utilizing phonographic curves to map the intonation and cadence of spoken German.
Condition: Soft tan paper wrapper showing normal age toning, light handling wear, and a water/stain mark to the top corner of the rear cover and final pages (see photos). Interior text pages and charts/tables remain remarkably crisp, clean, and entirely readable.
An exceptional find for collectors of vintage linguistics, history of phonetics, and early audio archive history.