The Life and Growth Of Language

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The Life and Growth of Language; An Outline of Linguistic Science

The Life and Growth of Language; An Outline of Linguistic Science

by Whitney, William Dwight

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [3], vi-vii, [4], 2-326, [4] pp. Half contemporary pebbled brown sheep over marbled boards, gilt lettering and rules on the spine; top edge gilt. Yale Linguistics, "William Dwight Whitney". Whitney did important research on Sanskrit and was a founder of the American Philological Society. Four… Read more about this item
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The Life and Growth of Language; An Outline of Linguistic Science

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [3], vi-vii, [3], 2-326, [4] pp. Half brown pebbled leather over marbled boards with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. An introduction to the science and psychology behind linguistics. Significant rubbing to the crown of the spine, a contemporary owner's tag on the… Read more about this item
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Westminster edition limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 833, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 327; photogravure portrait frontispiece, title page printed in orange and black; original tan cloth (minor soiling) lettered in gilt; cloth a bit dampstained, else good and sound . A renowned Sanskrit scholar, Whitney played a major… Read more about this item
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The Life and Growth of Language: An Outline of Linguistic Science (International Scientific Series)

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. An ex-library copy in original red cloth lettered in gold. Old ex-libris markings: paper spine label, older bookplate inside the front cover, annd paper residue inside the rear cover. A clean/unmarked copy within.
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THE LIFE AND GROWTH OF LANGUAGE: AN OUTLINE OF LINGUISTIC SCIENCE

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New York: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good. 1896. Hardcover. 326pp., leather and marbled boards, light scuffing and darkening to spine, otherwise a very good copy. .
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The life and growth of language : an outline of linguistic science. [ Introductory ; The problems of the science of language -- How each individual acquires his language, life of language -- The conservative and alterative forces in language -- Growth of language, Change in the inner content of words -- Growth of language : loss of words and forms -- Growth of language : Production of new words and forms -- Summary : the name-making process -- Local and class variation of language : dialects -- Indo-European language -- Linguistic structure : Material and form in language -- Other families of language : their locality, age, and structure -- Language and ethnology -- Nation and origin of lanugage -- The science of Language : conclusions]

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New York : D. Appleton and company, 1898, ©1875, 1898. Book. Good. Hardcover. vii., 326 p ; 20 cm. ; LC: P105; Dewey: 401 ; OCLC: 22170615 ; 1/2 leather in marbled papers ; ex-lib, stamp ; label ; Contents : Introductory ; The problems of the science of language -- How each individual acquires his language, life of… Read more about this item
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New York and London: D. Appleton, 1875. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Published long after 1875. Gold-stamped brown cloth, minute edgewear. Deckled edge, gilt top. Small owner's stamped info FEP, clean text. Frontispiece tissue intact. Westminster edition, #25 of 1000 copies. Index. Splendid production! Solid. 13308 shelf
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The Life And Growth Of Language

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D. Appleton, 1899. Hardcover. Good. 319 pages. 8vo. Clean, unmarked pages. Gilt gold tops of pages. Good binding and marbled covers. Some rubbing. One fourth leather hardcover with leather corners. Gilt gold lettering on spine. Ships daily. <br><br> An important text in the growth of linguistics written by William Dwight Whitney, professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at… Read more about this item
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896 From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 326 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, t.e.g., f.e. deckled, frontis; a.e. lt tanned. Cover: marbles beige/blue boards w/ leather backstrip… Read more about this item
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The Life and Growth of Language An Outline of Linguistic Science

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