Origin And Diversification Of Language
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The Origin And Diversification Of Language
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Author : Morris Swadesh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-04
The Origin And Diversification Of Language written by Morris Swadesh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
The Origin And Diversification Of Language
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Author : Mauricio Swadesh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Origin And Diversification Of Language written by Mauricio Swadesh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Language and languages categories.
Origin And Diversification Of Language
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Author : NINA G. JABLONSKI
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Origin And Diversification Of Language written by NINA G. JABLONSKI and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Dispersals And Diversification
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Author : Matilde Serangeli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Dispersals And Diversification written by Matilde Serangeli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Indo-Europeans categories.
Dispersals and diversification offers a reassessment of some of the pivotal linguistic and archaeological questions concerning the early phases of the disintegration of Proto-Indo-European, including discussions of the methodological approaches involved.
Archaeology And Bible History
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Author : Joseph P. Free
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan
Release Date : 1992
Archaeology And Bible History written by Joseph P. Free and has been published by Zondervan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Religion categories.
Using Bible history as the unifying element rather than a topical approach, this book shows how archaeological discoveries in Bible lands have helped to confirm the accuracy of Scripture. The authors also deal with issues of Biblical interpretation and criticism not strictly archaeological in nature. Free's text has been updated and revised by Vos.
Language Dispersal Diversification And Contact
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Author : Emily Irene Crevels
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Language Dispersal Diversification And Contact written by Emily Irene Crevels and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book addresses the complex question of how and why languages have spread across the globe. International experts in the field explore this issue using new analytical research techniques and drawing on large databases, with a focus on the language and population histories of Island Southeast Asia/Oceania, Africa, and South America.
A History Of Language
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Author : Steven Roger Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2018-06-15
A History Of Language written by Steven Roger Fischer and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This second edition of Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating book charts the history of communication from a time before human language was conceived of to the media explosion of the present day. Fischer begins by describing the modes of communication used by whales, birds, insects, and nonhuman primates, suggesting these are the first contexts in which the concept of “language” might be applied. He then moves from the early abilities of Homo erectus to the spread of languages worldwide, analyzing the effect of the development of writing along the way. With the advent of the science of linguistics in the nineteenth century, the nature of human languages first came to be studied and understood. Fischer follows the evolution of linguists’ insights and the relationship of language to social change into the mid-1900s. Taking into account the rise of pidgin, Creole, jargon, and slang, he goes on to raise provocative questions about literature’s—and literacy’s—relationship to language. Finally, touching on the effects of radio, television, propaganda, and advertising, Fischer looks to the future, asking how electronic media are daily reshaping the world’s languages and suggesting a radical reinterpretation of what language really is.
The Gestural Origin Of Language
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Author : David F. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Perspectives on Deafness
Release Date : 2007
The Gestural Origin Of Language written by David F. Armstrong and has been published by Perspectives on Deafness this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a unique view of the origins of language, describing what linguistic science would look like if sign language rather than speech was used as the basis for the study of language systems.
History Of Language
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Author : Steven Roger Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2004-10-03
History Of Language written by Steven Roger Fischer and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer begins his book with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of "language" might be applied. As he charts the history of language from the times of Homo erectus, Neanderthal humans and Homo sapiens through to the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed, Fischer analyses the emergence of language as a science and its development as a written form. He considers the rise of pidgin, creole, jargon and slang, as well as the effects radio and television, propaganda, advertising and the media are having on language today. Looking to the future, he shows how electronic media will continue to reshape and re-invent the ways in which we communicate. "[a] delightful and unexpectedly accessible book ... a virtuoso tour of the linguistic world."—The Economist "... few who read this remarkable study will regard language in quite the same way again."—The Good Book Guide
Studies In Language Origins
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Author : Jan Wind
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Studies In Language Origins written by Jan Wind and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection brings together the best papers presented at recent meetings of the Language Origins Society. The volume reflects the diversity of approaches from many disciplines that are used to unravel the mystery of the origin of language: linguistics, anatomy, physiology, paleoanthropology, neuropsychology, physical anthropology, evolutionary biology and psychology.