Joseph Vendryes or Vendryès (; 13 January 1875,

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– 30 January 1960) was a French Celtic linguist. After studying with Antoine Meillet, he was chairman of

Celtic languages The Celtic languages ( usually , but sometimes ) are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edwar ...

and literature at the

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. He founded the journal ''

Études Celtiques ''Études Celtiques'' (EC) (, ''Celtic Studies'') is a French academic journal based in Paris. It started life under the name ''Revue Celtique'', which was founded in 1870 by Henri Gaidoz. Between 1870 and 1934, 52 volumes were published under th ...

''. He was a member of the

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and a consultant with the

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, which standardized and presented

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. He studied the phenomenon of

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:''Le Language ..est un acte physiologique en ce qu'il met en œuvre plusieurs organes du corps humain. C'est un acte psychologique en ce qu'il suppose l'activité volontaire de l'esprit. C'est un acte social en ce qu'il répond à un besoin de communication entre les hommes. Enfin, c'est un fait historique, attesté sous des formes très variées...'' :[Language is a physiological act since it uses many organs of the human body. It is a psychological act since it supposes the willing activity of the spirit. It is a social act since it fulfils a need for communication between men. Lastly it is a historical fact, attested under various forms...] &mdash
''Le Langage, introduction linguistique à l'histoire''
(1921)

Published works

*''Recherches sur l'histoire et les effets de l'intensité initiale en latin'' (1902) *''Traité d'accentuation grecque'' (1904) *''Grammaire du vieil-irlandais'' (1908) *''Le langage'' (1921) *''La position linguistique du celtique'' (1930) * ''La Religion des Celtes'' (1948) *''Choix d'études linguistiques et celtiques''. Paris: Klincksieck, 1952. *''Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien'' (1959)Open Library: J. Vendryes
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Observations on the English Translation of Vendryes' ''Le Langage''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vendryes, Joseph 1875 births 1960 deaths Celtic studies scholars Indo-Europeanists Linguists from France Etymologists Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres

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