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On the Origin of Language: Two Essays

By Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Gottfried Herder, John H. Moran (Translator), Alexander Gode (Translator)
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By Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Gottfried Herder, John H. Moran (Translator), Alexander Gode (Translator)
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Essential essays on language and speech from two influential philosophers of the 18th century-"These texts are fundamental for modern critical theory" (W. J. T. Mitchell, University of Chicago).

In the latter half of the eighteenth century, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Johann Gottfried Herder each composed an essay on a fundamental question about human language. Rousseau's "Essay on the Origin of Languages" is concerned with the development of languages in their diversity. Herder's "Essay on th...

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