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Hockett, C. F. – American Speech, 1978
Surveys recent literature on the origins of language, and speculates on the history of human language, especially on the factors contributing to the change from a gestoral to a vocal system. (Available from the University of Alabama Press, Periodicals Department, Drawer 2877, University, Alabama 35486.) (AM)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Language