The unfolding of language : an evolutionary tour of mankind's greatest invention /
By: Deutscher, Guy
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BookPublisher: New York : Metropolitan Books/Holt, 2005.Edition: 1st ed.Description: 358 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0805079076Subject(s): Language and languages -- Origin | Language and languages -- Philosophy | Linguistic change | Semantics, Comparative | Metaphor | Order (Grammar) | Language and languages -- Origin | Language and languages -- Philosophy | Linguistics | Semantics | Figures of speech | GrammarDDC classification: 401 Online resources: Location Map
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Presents a comprehensive study of the development of language, and describes how language is formed and how it has evolved since earliest times.
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| 398.210943 MC RU Rumpelstiltskin / | 398.2452 WO KA Kalila and Dimna : fables of friendship and betrayal / | 400 YU ST The study of language / | 401 DE UN The unfolding of language : | 401 MC PH Philosophy of language : | 401.4 KR CO Content analysis : | 401.4 KR CO Content analysis : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-340) and index.
Presents a comprehensive study of the development of language, and describes how language is formed and how it has evolved since earliest times.
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