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- catalog abstract "Just as archaeologists study fossils and ancient artifacts for clues about mankind's origins, linguistic researchers today are sifting through word roots and grammatical conventions and coming up with some startling revelations about our beginnings. 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. Requiring no prior familiarity with linguistics, The Origin of Language is the first book to explain, in laymen's terms, the controversial process by which linguists are tracing the development of the vast range of human speech, sweeping aside many traditional assumptions about the spread of language and the roots of the human family. In addition to acquainting you with the manner in which such diverse languages as English and Chinese can be compared, Dr. Ruhlen introduces you to the brilliant mavericks whose linguistic theories are at last gaining worldwide acceptance. He also discusses the exciting new work being done in genetics and archaeology that corroborates much of the controversial linguistic evidence. But more than simply describing his and his colleague's theories, Dr. Ruhlen invites you to share in the joys of discovery. He arms you with the linguist's basic tool kit and lets you work through the evidence for yourself and draw your own conclusions. You'll classify languages and language families, trace language family trees, and even reconstruct some of the basic vocabulary used by our most distant ancestors. Also, based on clues provided by your research, you'll plot the land and sea routes most likely taken by early humans in their diaspora out of Africa and to the four corners of the world. While The Origin of Language is an incomparable introduction to some of the most exciting linguistic research now being conducted by researchers around the globe, it is also much more. It is an inspiring invitation to join the quest for our human roots and to hear the echoes of the Mother Tongue.".
- catalog alternative "Evolution of the mother tongue".
- catalog contributor b6237706.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-224) and index.".
- catalog description "Just as archaeologists study fossils and ancient artifacts for clues about mankind's origins, linguistic researchers today are sifting through word roots and grammatical conventions and coming up with some startling revelations about our beginnings. 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. Requiring no prior familiarity with linguistics, The Origin of Language is the first book to explain, in laymen's terms, the controversial process by which linguists are tracing the development of the vast range of human speech, sweeping aside many traditional assumptions about the spread of language and the roots of the human family. In addition to acquainting you with the manner in which such diverse languages as English and Chinese can be compared, Dr. ".
- catalog description "Prologue : what do we mean by the origin of language? -- Language and history : voices from the past -- Language families : what is known -- Controversy : what is debated -- Native Americans : language in the New World -- The origin of language : are there global cognates? -- A window on the world : what has been resolved -- Genes : biology and language -- The emerging synthesis : on the origin of modern humans.".
- catalog description "Ruhlen introduces you to the brilliant mavericks whose linguistic theories are at last gaining worldwide acceptance. He also discusses the exciting new work being done in genetics and archaeology that corroborates much of the controversial linguistic evidence. But more than simply describing his and his colleague's theories, Dr. Ruhlen invites you to share in the joys of discovery. He arms you with the linguist's basic tool kit and lets you work through the evidence for yourself and draw your own conclusions. You'll classify languages and language families, trace language family trees, and even reconstruct some of the basic vocabulary used by our most distant ancestors. Also, based on clues provided by your research, you'll plot the land and sea routes most likely taken by early humans in their diaspora out of Africa and to the four corners of the world. ".
- catalog description "While The Origin of Language is an incomparable introduction to some of the most exciting linguistic research now being conducted by researchers around the globe, it is also much more. It is an inspiring invitation to join the quest for our human roots and to hear the echoes of the Mother Tongue.".
- catalog extent "xi, 239 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Origin of language.".
- catalog identifier "0471584266 (cl. : acid-free paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Origin of language.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Origin of language.".
- catalog subject "401 20".
- catalog subject "Human evolution.".
- catalog subject "Language and languages Classification.".
- catalog subject "Language and languages Origin.".
- catalog subject "P116 .R85 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue : what do we mean by the origin of language? -- Language and history : voices from the past -- Language families : what is known -- Controversy : what is debated -- Native Americans : language in the New World -- The origin of language : are there global cognates? -- A window on the world : what has been resolved -- Genes : biology and language -- The emerging synthesis : on the origin of modern humans.".
- catalog title "Evolution of the mother tongue".
- catalog title "The origin of language : tracing the evolution of the mother tongue / Merritt Ruhlen.".
- catalog type "Classification. fast".
- catalog type "text".