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Origin of Language and Myths, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Morgan Kavanagh

 
9781440038044: Origin of Language and Myths, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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ISBN 10 : 144003804X ISBN 13 : 9781440038044
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the origins of speech and the myths that shape language. This provocative examination argues that language was made, not invented, and shows how words evolve from water, life, and movement. A bold, accessible look at how our earliest words could have formed, and why mainstream ideas may miss the mark.

The book dives into the origin of language and the accompanying mythologies, pairing sharp critique with intriguing etymologies. It uses historical references, linguistic reasoning, and cross‑language comparisons to challenge widely held assumptions about how speech began.




  • Clear questions about how language starts and why it matters today

  • Accessible explanations of etymology and word origins

  • Reconsideration of well‑known scholars and their theories

  • Examples that connect language to water, life, and motion



Ideal for readers curious about language history, philology, and the way ideas travel across cultures.


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Présentation de l'éditeur

Myths traced to their Primary Source through Language; and though I was then, as it were, only feeling my way, I was not the less convinced that the discovery to which I laid claim was real; and, however strange it may now appear, I cannot help still entertaining the same opinion. In that work I showed, as well as I could, how man must have first acquired the use of speech; and by the knowledge thence derived I was enabled to account for the ancient belief in theD ivine origin of language, to trace letters to their birth, to discover the primary forms and meanings hitherto unknown of many words; and finally, to prove that the fables of the heathen mythology, as well as those of religion and ancient history, were first suggested by the several meanings that a name had at different times obtained. And I may here, perhaps, without stating too much in advance, give the reader some idea of this latter proof of the truth of my discovery. At the time the sun became a great object of worship over all the world, if one of the countless appellations by which it was then known happened also to designate some celebrated character of the past, the latter was at once revered as a divinity, even as the sun itself.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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Éditeur
Forgotten Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
144003804X
ISBN 13 
9781440038044
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Nombre de pages
476
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