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On the Origin of Language

On the Origin of Language

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This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book Of Grammatology, and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents.

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ISBN: 9780226730127
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Imprint: The University of Chicago Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 401
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 238g
Height: 205mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 12mm

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