Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language, and Civilization

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Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language, and Civilization is written by Deborah Levine Gera and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199256160 (ISBN 10) and 9780199256167 (ISBN 13).

"The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles that have intrigued people for many centuries. This book explores Greek ideas on the beginnings of language, and the links between speech and civilization. It is a study of ancient Greek views on the nature of the world's first society and first language, the source of language, the development of civilization and speech, and the relation between people's level of civilization and the kind of language they use." "Discussions of later Western reflections on the origin and development of language and society, particularly during the Enlightenment, feature in the book, along with brief surveys of recent research on glottogenesis, the acquisition of language, and the beginnings of civilization."--BOOK JACKET.