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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.
Sommario
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
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A. S. Diamond
Riassunto
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.
