Language from an Historical Standpoint (Lecture 6 of 6): Lecture delivered in Stuttgart, Germany on January 3, 1920; from The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner

This lecture is part of the collection "The Genius of Language" by Rudolf Steiner. Steiner (1861-1925) was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher. At the beginning of the 20th century, he founded a spiritual movement, Anthroposophy. He is considered the father of Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophical medicine and spiritual science. Elements of our feeling life and our will expressed by vowel qualities of words. Three steps of language development: consonants, vowel formation, reappearance of consonant emphasis. Concrete advice for teachers. The entire Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner are available from SteinerBooks.