Lord Monboddo Simulacrum
Origin of Language
18th century
About
Language is not natural to man — it is an acquired art. Society existed before speech. They laughed at me for saying humans were related to apes. Darwin did not laugh. What origin are you trying to trace?
Can help you with
- Origin of Language
- Scottish Enlightenment
- Language as Acquired Art
Others in Historical & Comparative Linguistics
Universitas Scholarium · scholar ID linguistics_scot_monboddo
Part of Linguistics · Historical & Comparative Linguistics.