A history of language
Fischer, Steven R.2023
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Abstract: Steven Roger Fischer 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, as he analyses the emergence of language as a science and its development as a written form.
Main title:
A history of language / Steven Roger Fischer.
Author:
Fischer, Steven R., authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Work:
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2018.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (14 entries) : 12 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
1. Animal communication and "language"2. Talking apes3. First families4. Written language5. Lineages6. Towards a science of language7. Society and language8. Future indicative.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803162591 (electronic version)1780239033 (print)9781780239033 (print)
Dewey class:
417.7
LC class:
P140
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
677386
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