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George Dalgarno on universal language : the art of signs (1661), the deaf and dumb man's tutor (1680), and the unpublished papers

In bringing together for the first time the full range of George Dalgarno's linguistic work - which has resonance with modern work in universal grammar and cognitive science - this volume gives ready access to the ideas of this original and stimulating thinker.
Print Book, English, 2001
Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 2001
Early works
x, 456 Seiten : Illustrationen
9780198237327, 0198237324
237469006
TEXTUAL NOTE ; INTRODUCTION ; CHRONOLOGY OF DALGARNO'S LIFE ; PART I: DALGARNO'S FIRST SCHEME ; PART II: THE ART OF SIGNS (1661) ; PART III: THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN'S TUTOR (1680) ; PART IV: DALGARNO'S UNPUBLISHED PAPERS ; PART V: DALGARNO'S CORRESPONDENCE ; REFERENCES ; GLOSSARY
Text engl., teilw. lat., Kommentar engl
Text in engl. und lat