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""An Essay On The Origin Of Language: Based On Researches And The Works Of M. Renan"" is a book written by Frederic W. Farrar that explores the origins of human language. The book is based on the research and writings of M. Renan, a French scholar who also studied the topic extensively... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""An Essay on the Origin of Language: Based on Researches and the Works of M. Renan"" is a book written by Frederic W. Farrar that explores the history and development of language. The book is based on the research and works of Ernest Renan, a French philosopher and linguist,... Read Full Overview

Of all the faculties wherewith God has endowed his noblest creature, none is more divine and mysterious than the faculty of speech. It is the gift whereby man is raised above the beasts; the gift whereby soul speaks to soul; the gift whereby mere pulses of articulated air become... Read Full Overview

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.