On the Evolution of Language On the Evolution of Language

On the Evolution of Language

Beschreibung des Verlags

This is a history book. Possible ideas and thoughts are vast in number. A distinct word for every distinct idea and thought would require a vast vocabulary. The problem in language is to express many ideas and thoughts with comparatively few words. Again, in the evolution of any language, progress is from a condition where few ideas are expressed by a few words to a higher, where many ideas are expressed by the use of many words; but the number of all possible ideas or thoughts expressed is increased greatly out of proportion with the increase of the number of words. And still again, in all of those languages which have been most thoroughly studied, and by inference in all languages, it appears that the few original words used in any language remain as the elements for the greater number finally used. In the evolution of a language the introduction of absolutely new material is a comparatively rare phenomenon. The old material is combined and modified in many ways to form the new.

GENRE
Gewerbe und Technik
ERSCHIENEN
1902
1. Januar
SPRACHE
EN
Englisch
UMFANG
27
Seiten
VERLAG
Public Domain
GRÖSSE
39.4
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