Language
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- Its Nature, Development and Origin
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ABBREVIATIONS OF BOOK TITLES, ETC.4. PHONETIC SYMBOLS5. CHAPTER I BEFORE 18006. CHAPTER II BEGINNING OF NINETEENTH CENTURY7. CHAPTER III MIDDLE OF NINETEENTH CENTURY8. CHAPTER IV END OF NINETEENTH CENTURY9. CHAPTER V SOUNDS10. CHAPTER VI WORDS11. CHAPTER VII GRAMMAR12. CHAPTER VIII SOME FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS13. CHAPTER IX THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHILD ON LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT14. CHAPTER X THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHILD—continued15. CHAPTER XI THE FOREIGNER16. CHAPTER XII PIDGIN AND CONGENERS17. CHAPTER XIII THE WOMAN18. CHAPTER XIV CAUSES OF CHANGE19. CHAPTER XV CAUSES OF CHANGE—continued20. CHAPTER XVI ETYMOLOGY21. CHAPTER XVII PROGRESS OR DECAY?22. CHAPTER XVIII PROGRESS23. CHAPTER XIX ORIGIN OF GRAMMATICAL ELEMENTS24. CHAPTER XX SOUND SYMBOLISM25. CHAPTER XXI THE ORIGIN OF SPEECH26. INDEX