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Aug 15, 1996 · The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue. A critically acclaimed journey back through time in search of the Mother Tongue and the roots of the human family. "Invites the reader to learn and apply the common process used by linguists." —Science News.
Jun 4, 2014 · In The Origin of Language noted linguist Merritt Ruhlen takes you on a fascinating journey of discovery back through nearly 100,000 years of human history and prehistory in pursuit of the language from which all modern tongues derive.
Apr 1, 1994 · The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue. Merritt Ruhlen. 3.90. 237 ratings21 reviews. The Origin of Language A critically acclaimed journey back through time in search of the Mother Tongue and the roots of the human family "Invites the reader to learn and apply the common process used by linguists."
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The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries. Scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons ...
Why not? How, and why, did language evolve in our species and not in others? Since Darwin's theory of evolution, questions about the origin of language have generated a rapidly-growing scientific literature, stretched across a number of disciplines, much of it directed at specialist audiences.
Jan 19, 2023 · By Nicholas Ostler. HarperCollins; 640 pages; $17.99 and £20. Few writers have had the range and authority to write about as many languages as Nicholas Ostler. In this book he promises nothing...
