A seminal work on the history and evolution of language written by one of the most prominent linguists of the 19th century. Bleek's work draws on a wide range of linguistic, historical, and anthropological evidence to trace the development of language across human cultures, offering unique and insightful perspectives on the nature of human language and communication.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.