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The Gestural Origin of Language

Book by David F. Armstrong, Sherman E. Wilcox; Oxford University Press, 2007

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Language And Languages--Origin, Sign Language

Collections: Entire Library

...2002). The faculty of language: What is it, who has it...communication and the gestural origin of language. Current Anthropology, 14...gestural theory of language origins. Annals of the New York Academy...communication and the gestural origin of language. Current Anthropology...
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The Origin of Language: Aspects of the Discussion from Condillac to Wundt

Book by G. A. Wells; Open Court Publishing, 1987

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Language And Languages--Origin, Language And Languages--Philosophy

Collections: Education, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Linguistics and History", in Language, Culture and History. Essays...1964. 87. Hewes G. W., Language Origins: A Bibliography...of the Gestural Theory of Language Origin", in Origins and Evolution of Language...Its Nature, Development and Origin , London: Allen and Unwin...
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The Evolutionary Emergence of Language: Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form

Book by Chris Knight, Michael Studdert-Kennedy, James R. Hurford; Cambridge University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Anthropological Linguistics, Human Evolution, Language And Languages--Origin

Collections: Entire Library

...Good Natured: The origin of right and wrong...The co-evolution of language and the human brain...Altruism, status and the origin of relevance. In J...Donald, M. 1991. Origins of the Modern Mind...gestural origin of language. Current Anthropology...C. F. 1960. The origin of speech. Scientific...theory of language origins. Man N. S. 26...
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The Origins of Complex Language: An Inquiry into the Evolutionary Beginnings of Sentences, Syllables, and Truth

Book by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Language And Languages--Origin, Language And Languages--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...that one can pose about the origin of language need to be distinguished: How...Yet enquirers into language origins often seem to take it for granted...That is, questions about the origin of language are interpreted as being self...
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New Essays on the Origin of Language

Book by Jurgen Trabant, Sean Ward; Mouton de Gruyter, 2001

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Language And Languages--Origin

Collections: Entire Library

...Johann Gottfried 1966 On the Origin of Language. Edited by John...Gordon W. 1975 Language Origins: A Bibliography. 2 volumes...Jan Lancaster (eds.), Origins and Evolution ofLanguage...Sciences. 1977 Language origin theories. In: Duane M...siderations. Brain and Language 33: 146-160. Illich...Comparison of the Nostratic Languages. 3 volumes. Moscow: Nauka...

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Journal Articles on: language origins

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Affect and Cognition in Two Theories of the Origin of Language

Journal article by Daniel Shanahan; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 36, 2000

Subjects:

Cognition--Analysis, Human evolution--Analysis, Language and languages--Origin, Myth--Analysis

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...acknowledging that language eventually takes on...Cassirer insists that the origins of language must be seen within...significance. In The Languages of the Brain, Karl...Pribram, Karl. Languages of the Brain: Experimental...Jan, et al., eds. Language Origin: A Multidisciplinary...
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An Oceanic Origin for Aiwoo, the Language of the Reef Islands?

Journal article by Malcolm Ross, Ashild Naess; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 46, 2007

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Austronesian languages--Analysis, Austronesian languages--Origin, Grammar, Comparative and general--Analysis, Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax, Linguistic analysis (Linguistics), Syntax--Analysis

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An Oceanic Origin for Aiwoo, the Language of the Reef Islands...Naess Whether the languages of the Reefs...Southeast Solomonic languages have their origins in RSC (Sheppard...genealogy of a language. Syntax changes...proform have Oceanic origins. We have examined...it is a Papuan language and have shown...other Oceanic languages (nominalizing...
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The Extinct Language of Gurgan: Its Sources and Origins

Journal article by Habib Borjian; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008

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Iranian languages--Distribution, Iranian languages--Origin, Linguistics--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Extinct Language of Gurgan: Its Sources and Origins. by Habib Borjian...poorly studied Iranian languages is Gurgani, the extinct language of Gurgan, the Persian...13) Among these languages Parthian was already a dead language in the eleventh century...literature. As for the origin of the poem, Vladimir...
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Vico, Giambattista. on the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Drawn out from the Origins of the Latin Language

Journal article by Riccardo Pozzo; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 65, 2011

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Books--Book reviews, On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Drawn out from the Origins of the Latin Language (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...Wisdom of the Italians: Drawn out from the Origins of the Latin Language. by Riccardo Pozzo VICO, Giambattista. On...Wisdom of the Italians: Drawn out from the Origins of the Latin Language. Translated by Jason Taylor and Introduction...
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Word Origins ... and How We Know Them

Journal article by Richard Coates; The Modern Language Review, Vol. 102, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Word Origins...and How We Know Them (Book)--Book reviews

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Word Origins ... and How We Know Them. by Richard Coates Word Origins ... and How We Know Them...linguistics (pp. 248-49), but language is not a purely historical...correct, observation that language and literature canonize their...

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Magazine Articles on: language origins

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Language Origins

Magazine article by Merritt Ruhlen; National Forum, Vol. 76, Winter 1996

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Evolution, History, Languages

Collections: History, Entire Library

...we may speak of the origin of the language capacity...The second sense of language origins, which I will focus...has to do with the origin of the roughly 5,000 languages currently spoken around...all Native American languages (Blackfoot, Mohawk...bizarre situation in The Origin of Language. Origins of Eurasiatic What...
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Q&A: Chris Edwards Discusses Where Is Prostitution Legal, the Galileo Global Positioning System, the Most Commonly Spoken Language, the Origins of Timor's Ocussi Enclave and British Troops Overseas

Magazine article by Chris Edwards; Geographical, Vol. 78, April 2006

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Chinese language--Rankings, Chinese language--Statistics, English language--Rankings, English language--Statistics, Exclaves--Natural history, Language and languages--Rankings, Language and languages--Statistics, Prostitution--Laws, regulations and rules, Prostitution--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Commonly Spoken Language, the Origins of Timors Ocussi Enclave and...because English is the official language even though its spoken by...French is spoken as an official language in 33 countries, and so comes...Arabic, but its the principal language of 24 countries. Spanish...some overlap between official languages in some countries. For example...
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Shadow Language

Magazine article by Eric Ormsby; New Criterion, Vol. 21, April 2003

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Authors, English--Origin, Language and languages--Usage, Poetry--Technique, Shakespeare, William--Origin

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...the poetry in its original language that fascinated and, indeed...poems in a dozen different languages, including Chinese. Without...of listening to songs in languages we dont understand: "Genuine language, even when we do not know...Roman and lapidary in its origins and has behind it a fierce...the shadow of the hidden languages that casts the poems rude...
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The Suspension of Disbelief and the Origin of Culture: Religion's Role in the Evolution of Society

Magazine article by Carl Coon; Free Inquiry, Vol. 23, Spring 2003

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Civilization--Origin, Civilization--Religious aspects, Culture, Religion--Analysis, Religion--Origin, Religion--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...mostly social, i.e., facility in language facilitated both group equilibrium and...have identified an area that serves as a language "module." Other primates exhibit signs...of human behavior in general, and the origins of culture in particular. In the interest...
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Unlikely Allies: Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship

Magazine article by Jon Latimer; History Today, Vol. 58, March 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Unlikely Allies: Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship. by Jon Latimer...Allies Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship Duncan Andrew...conservative. For despite the shared language, there was a strong undercurrent of misunderstanding...

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Newspaper Articles on: language origins

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Turn-Up for the Book; Writer Finds Origins of Weird and Wonderful Phrases

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 12, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...for the Book; Writer Finds Origins of Weird and Wonderful Phrases...the bush... the English language is littered with weird and...said: "The staples of our language - those familiar, well-worn...being a particularly tricky language to grasp. It was probably...
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Russian Roots in Baltimore; Earthy 'Origins,' Rich 'Faberge' Share Ancient Past

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 1, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...roots in Baltimore; Earthy Origins, rich Faberge share ancient...TIMES The Walters Art Museums "Origins of the Russian Avant-Garde...to have much in common. "Origins," which was organized in...prints - helped shape the visual language of the Russian avant-garde...
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Origin OF THE Speeches; WHERE OUR WORDS COME FROM

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 23, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Origin OF THE Speeches; WHERE OUR...rich tapestry of the English language - without which wed never...than 2,000 words to our language, including "countless...uncontrollable fear, has its origins in Greek mythology. It comes...world has also enriched our language, giving us "decruit...
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Roger Digs Deep to Find Medieval Origins of 'Thirty Days Hath' Verse; POEM DATES BACK TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 16, 2012

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Digs Deep to Find Medieval Origins of Thirty Days Hath Verse...repeated rhymes in the English language, serving to remind countless...has unearthed the medieval origins of the verse Thirty Days Hath...the key to the rhymes ancient origins. They were discovered by Mr...
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'Sectarian Hokey Cokey'; Dance Floor Fun: Britons Have Been Amusing Themselves with the Hokey Cokey since the 1940s, but Is Has Origins in the 18th Century

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 22, 2008

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Catholic Church

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...since the 1940s, but Is Has Origins in the 18th Century. Byline...U.S. soldiers. But its origins can be traced much further...moves were intended to mock the language and actions used by priests...Catholics and littered with foul language. The video was deemed unacceptable...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: language origins

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English Language

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...A Changed and Changing Language Like other languages, English has changed greatly...borrowing of words from foreign languages has continued unchecked, so that now most of the languages of the world are represented...Mencken, The American Language (rev. 4th ed. 1963...Pyles and J. Algeo, The Origins and Development of the English...
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Zoroastrianism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...texts; it is written in old Iranian, a language similar to Vedic Sanskrit. The major sections...a Persian dialect used as a priestly language, under the Sassanids. Origins and Beliefs In its origins Zoroastrianism appears to have been the...
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Japanese

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...nez , language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than...agglutination. In an agglutinative language, different linguistic elements...of the inflected Japanese language in the sphere of writing...Japanese one of the leading languages of the world. See P. G...A. Miller, The Japanese Language (1967); S. Ono, The Origins of the Japanese Language...
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Phoenicia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...coast of present-day Lebanon). Origins At the dawn of history in the Middle East, a people speaking a Semitic language moved westward and occupied a very...Phoenician Culture The Phoenicians had a language and culture like those of other Semitic...
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Etruscan Civilization

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...called themselves Rasenna. Origins There are three theories that seek to explain the obscure origin of the Etruscans. Their...of the obscurity of their origins, it is clear that a distinctive...enigmatic. The Etruscan language also presents difficulties...understood. Although the language seems to contain both Indo...classified into any known group of languages. Etruscan is known from...

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