1st Edition

The History and Origin of Language

282 Pages

by Routledge

282 Pages

by Routledge

282 Pages

by Routledge

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First Published in 1959 The history and origin of language deals with one of the most important and most fascinating subject matter of all human historical problems-that of the origin and development of language. It is the first attempt to solve it, not by a priori methods, but by marshalling and analyzing the whole of the evidence. It is a work of great originality by a scholar who has... Read more

Synopsis 1. Introductory 2. The Sentence 3. The Vocabulary and the Parts of Speech in English 4. The Vocabulary and the Parts of Speech in the Different Languages 5. The Origin of the Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs in English 6. The Origin of the Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs in the Classical Languages 7. The Origin of the Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs in the Languages of the Simpler Communities -The Pronouns 8. Grammar 9. The Request for Action 10. The Infinitive 11. The Third Person Singular of the Aorist Indicative 12. Animal Behavior 13. The History of Meaning 14. The History of Meaning (Continued) 15. The Earliest Words 16. The Earliest Words of Children 17. The Larynx 18. The Origin of Language as Displayed in Semitic and Bantu 19. The Origin of Language as Displayed in Semitic and Bantu (continued) 20. Theories of the Origin of Language List of Abbreviated References Index