01187nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_218152 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 3.59 400 P377 Pei, Mario The story of language Mario Pei New York New American Library 1965 From the dawn of time to the mid-twentieth century...Mario Pei discusses the formation and development of language - the weapon by which mankind has advanced from savagery to civilization. New features in this revised edition: -A new chapter on "SELF-DESIGNATION" discusses the names by which countries and people call themselves, as opposed to the names outsiders give them. -A new chapter on "LANGUAGE AND PSYCHOLOGY" covers one of the mysterious areas of language - the connection of words with the mental processes of both the individual and the social group. -Detailed discussion of such additional languages as Vietnamese and the African tongues. Language and languages,Ngôn ngữ và ngôn ngữ Trúc Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ