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Routledge
485 Pages
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Routledge
485 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1900, this was the first of two volumes of the magnum opus from pioneer assyriologist and linguist Rev. Archibald Sayce and provided an introduction to theories on the nature, behaviour and development of languages along with the morphology and physiology of speech. In it, Sayce was the first to emphasize the principle of partial assimilation and the linguistic principle of... Read more
1. Theories of Language. 2. The Nature and Science of Language. 3. The Three Causes of Change in Language (Imitation, Emphasis, and Laziness). 4. The Physiology and Semasiology of Speech (Phonology and Sematology). 5. The Morphology of Speech.
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A.H.Sayce
