ISBN: 9781330775233 - the story of language (classic reprint) (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the history of language as an art and a science, from its earliest origins to its modern analytical forms. The author argues that language is a reflection of the cognitive development of the human race, revealing the stages of psychic development reached by various cultures. By examining inected and analytic tongues such as Latin, English, Chinese, and Hamitic languages, the author shows how the structure of language can provide insights into the history, culture, and level of civilization of the people who speak it. Tracing the evolution of language from the monosyllabic to the agglutinative, holophrastic, inectional, and analytic stages, the book reveals the laws that have governed the progress of development in language. It demonstrates how language both shapes and is shaped by the social, political, and cultural forces that surround it, providing a unique lens through which to understand the human experience. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…