PREFACE.
THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDEA OF SPEECH.
THE LAWS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE, OR THE CREATION OF ROOTS.
CHAPTER IV. ONOMATOPŒIA.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROOTS.
CHAPTER VI. METAPHOR.
WORDS NOTHING IN THEMSELVES.
THE LAWS OF PROGRESS IN LANGUAGE.
THE FAMILIES OF LANGUAGES.
ARE THERE ANY PROOFS OF A SINGLE PRIMITIVE LANGUAGE?
CHAPTER XI. THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE.
APPENDIX.
