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Language Origins

From Mythology to Science

Przemysław Żywiczyński author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:31st Aug '18

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The science of language evolution appeared at the end of the last century but topically belongs to language origins – the domain of investigation that is concerned with the beginnings and diversification of language. Language evolution as a research area contrasts with the antiquity of language origins, which can be traced back to the earliest forms of traditional reflection. Language evolution emphasises its scientific orientation, whereas throughout most of its history language origins constituted a complex mixture of mythology, philosophy of language, as well as religiously and scientifically inspired speculation. This work is the first book-long attempt to document the whole history of language origins and situate language evolution in this wide intellectual context.

ISBN: 9783631756034

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 397g

250 pages

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