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Author Ruhlen, Merritt, 1944-

Title The origin of language : tracing the evolution of the mother tongue / Merritt Ruhlen
Published New York : Wiley, [1994]
©1994

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Description xi, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents Prologue: What Do We Mean by The Origin of Language? -- 1. Language and History: Voices from the Past -- 2. Language Families: What Is Known -- 3. Controversy: What Is Debated -- 4. Native Americans: Language in the New World -- 5. The Origin of Language: Are There Global Cognates? -- 6. A Window on the World: What Has Been Resolved -- 7. Genes: Biology and Language -- 8. The Emerging Synthesis: On the Origin of Modern Humans -- Epilogue: Reconstruction, Sound Correspondences, and Homelands
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-224) and index
Subject Human evolution.
Language and languages -- Classification.
Language and languages -- Origin.
LC no. 93039009
ISBN 0471584266 (cl. : acid-free paper)