Historical-critical edition of Wilhelm von Humboldt's writings on language and linguistics (ca. 22 vols.) complemented by scientific-historical and linguistic studies.

在这个项目中，洪堡关于语言和语言学的著作第一次被编辑成历史批判版。因此，洪堡在作者遗产手稿的基础上对语言的大量实证研究首次出版。这些文本为洪堡的语言思维开辟了一个新的视角，迄今为止，人们几乎只从理论和哲学的角度来理解洪堡的语言思维。然而，只有考察洪堡在描述真实语言方面的实际工作，才能充分理解洪堡语言学思想的全部内容。该版本还包括洪堡的文本，不直接涉及语言学，但阐明了他的语言思想的形成和发展。他关于语言学主题的通信，直到现在在洪堡的研究中被忽视，也包括在内。

In this project, Humboldt's writings on language and linguistics are being edited for the first time, in a historical-critical edition. Thus, a large number of Humboldt's empirical studies on language on the basis of manuscripts in the author's legacy are being published for the first time. The texts open up a new perspective on Humboldt's linguistic thinking, which until now has been understood almost solely under theoretical and philosophical aspects. However, it is only by examining Humboldt's practical work in the description of real languages that the full range of his linguistic thought can be fully understood. The edition also includes texts by Humboldt that are not directly concerned with linguistics, but which illuminate the formation and development of his ideas on language. His correspondence on linguistic topics, which had been ignored until now in research on Humboldt, is also included.