Search Results for: On The Origin Of Languages

Arguing that the prevailing conception of historical linguistics is flawed, the author presents a series of linguistic studies which demonstrate that all extant

This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is import

What can the classification of languages tell us about human origins and human prehistory? This book presents a popular account of the origin of language. It is

An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developmen

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.�