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Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race

Johnes, Arthur James, 1809-1871· 10 chapters· 71,313 words

Appendix A. Analytical Comparison Of Some Of The Most Important Words In The African Languages With The Analogous Words In The Languages Of Asia, Europe, And America. Appendix B. Containing (Arranged According To The Tribes And Regions Of Africa) The African Words Compared In...

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5. CHAPTER II. ON THE DIFFERENCES WHICH DISTINGUISH INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGES OF

_On the Differences between the Celtic and Gothic Classes of Languages. The Celtic and Gothic differ almost totally in the most Common Words. Celtic and Gothic words identical w...

10. CHAPTER VII. ON THE ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN TRIBES.

_Identity of the American Tribes with the Nations of the other Continents. High Mental and Moral qualities of the North American Indians. Views of Cooper, Du Ponceau, and Catlin...

3. Chapter VII. On The Origin Of The American Tribes.

Appendix A. Analytical Comparison Of Some Of The Most Important Words In The African Languages With The Analogous Words In The Languages Of Asia, Europe, And America. Appendix B...

8. CHAPTER V. IDENTITY OF THE EGYPTIANS WITH THE INDIANS, JEWS, AND OTHER

_Identity of the ancient Indian and Egyptian Mythology, &c. Names of the Egyptian Gods, significant in the Hebrew and Indo-European Tongues. Dr. Lepsius’s comments on Champollio...

4. CHAPTER I. ON THE EVIDENCE FURNISHED BY A COMPARISON OF THEIR LANGUAGES OF

The proposition which forms the subject of this Chapter will be supported through the course of this work by the progressive development of a series of various but mutually conn...

6. CHAPTER III. ON THE ORIGIN OF SYNONYMES.

_First Source of Synonymes the Metaphorical Character of Human Language in its Infancy. Even modern Languages metaphorical or descriptive, as regards the Names of Substances rec...

7. CHAPTER IV. ON THE ORIGINAL IDENTITY OF THE ENGLISH, WELSH, HINDOOS, AND

_Sir William Jones’s Opinion that the Languages and Religions of these two Classes of Nations are quite distinct. The Names of the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India significant i...

9. CHAPTER VI. ON THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.

_High Antiquity of the Chinese Empire and Remains discredited by Sir William Jones and Adelung. But the Differences between the Chinese Language and those of Western Asia more a...

1. Chapter I. On The Evidence Furnished By A Comparison Of Their Languages Of

2. Chapter IV. On The Original Identity Of The English, Welsh, Hindoos, And