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      Its Nature, Development, and Origin

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      Language book

      Its Nature, Development, and Origin
      ByOtto Jespersen
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1922
      eBook Published 9 October 2006
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203715895
      Pages 928
      eBook ISBN 9780203715895
      Subjects Language & Literature
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      Jespersen, O. (1922). Language: Its Nature, Development, and Origin (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203715895

      ABSTRACT

      This book was first published in 1922, Language is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      part I|83 pages

      History of Linguistic Science

      chapter I|13 pages

      Before 1800

      chapter II|31 pages

      Beginning of Nineteenth Century

      chapter III|26 pages

      Middle of Nineteenth Century

      chapter IV|11 pages

      End of Nineteenth Century

      part II|88 pages

      The Child

      chapter V|10 pages

      Sounds

      chapter VI|15 pages

      Words

      chapter VII|12 pages

      Grammar

      chapter VIII|21 pages

      Some Fundamental Problems

      chapter IX|11 pages

      The Influence of the Child on Linguistic Development

      chapter X|17 pages

      he Influence of the Child—continued

      part III|113 pages

      The Individual and the World

      chapter XI|25 pages

      1The Foreigner

      chapter XII|21 pages

      Pidgin and Congeners

      chapter XIII|18 pages

      The Woman

      chapter XIV|21 pages

      Causes of Change

      chapter XV|26 pages

      Causes of Change—continued

      part IV|140 pages

      The Development of Language

      chapter XVI|14 pages

      Etymology

      chapter XVII|18 pages

      Progress or Decay?

      chapter XVIII|30 pages

      Progress

      chapter XIX|29 pages

      Origin of Grammatical Elements

      chapter XX|16 pages

      Sound Symbolism

      chapter XXI|31 pages

      The Origin of Speech

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