Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Author | : Lord James Burnett Monboddo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 1774 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Author | : Lord James Burnett Monboddo |
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Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 1774 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Author | : Otto Jespersen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
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Author | : Lord James Burnett Monboddo |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
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Author | : Morris Swadesh |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2017-09-04 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1351478028 |
Morris Swadesh, one of this century's foremost scientific investigators of language, dedicated much of his life to the study of the origin and evolution of language. This volume, left nearly completed at his death and edited posthumously by Joel F. Sherzer, is his last major study of this difficult subject.Swadesh discusses the simple qualities of human speech also present in animal language, and establishes distinctively human techniques of expression by comparing the common features that are found in modern and ancient languages. He treats the diversification of language not only by isolating root words in different languages, but also by dealing with sound systems, with forms of composition, and with sentence structure. In so doing, he demonstrates the evidence for the expansion of all language from a single central area. Swadesh supports his hypothesis by ""exhibits"" that conveniently present the evidence in tabular form. Further clarity is provided by the use of a suggestive practical phonetic system, intelligible to the student as well as to the professional.The book also contains an Appendix, in which the distinguished ethnographer of language, Dell Hymes, gives a valuable account of the prewar linguistic tradition within which Swadesh did some of his most important work.
Author | : James Burnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
ISBN | : 9780404082628 |
Author | : Burnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1792 |
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Author | : John Adam Weisse |
Publisher | : New York : J. W. Bouton |
Total Pages | : 804 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Lord James Burnett Monboddo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 1974 |
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ISBN | : 9783487054384 |
Author | : James Burnet |
Publisher | : Georg Olms Verlag |
Total Pages | : 518 |
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ISBN | : 9783487405872 |
Author | : Daniel L. Everett |
Publisher | : Liveright Publishing |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 087140477X |
A Buzzfeed Gift Guide Selection “Few books on the biological and cultural origin of humanity can be ranked as classics. I believe [this] will be one of them.” — Edward O. Wilson At the time of its publication, How Language Began received high acclaim for capturing the fascinating history of mankind’s most incredible creation. Deemed a “bombshell” linguist and “instant folk hero” by Tom Wolfe (Harper’s), Daniel L. Everett posits that the near- 7,000 languages that exist today are not only the product of one million years of evolution but also have allowed us to become Earth’s apex predator. Tracing 60,000 generations, Everett debunks long- held theories across a spectrum of disciplines to affi rm the idea that we are not born with an instinct for language. Woven with anecdotes of his nearly forty years of fi eldwork amongst Amazonian hunter- gatherers, this is a “completely enthralling” (Spectator) exploration of our humanity and a landmark study of what makes us human. “[An] ambitious text. . . . Everett’s amiable tone, and especially his captivating anecdotes . . . , will help the neophyte along.”— New York Times Book Review