Project Gutenberg 2006-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 181 Powell, John Wesley 1834 1902 Powell, J. W. (John Wesley) Powell, Wes 16005470 On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 Produced by Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "On the Evolution of Language" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book examines the development and complexity of language through a detailed analysis of Indian languages, focusing on the grammatical processes and structures that have emerged over time. It aims to provide insights into how languages evolve and differentiate their components. Powell's work explores various grammatic processes such as combination, vocalic mutation, intonation, and placement, detailing how these processes contribute to the structure and meaning of language. He discusses how words combine to create new meanings and how grammatical elements like nouns, verbs, and adjectives interact within sentences. By analyzing Indian languages, Powell argues that their linguistic organization is less specialized than that of more developed languages, showcasing their distinctive features. The study ultimately seeks to draw comparisons between the grammatical structures of Indian tongues and those of more widely recognized languages, shedding light on the universal patterns and unique characteristics inherent in language evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Indians of North America -- Languages Language and languages E011 P Text Language Education Category: Language & Communication 76769 2025-08-08T06:24:18.031403 text/html 71228 2006-07-13T06:47:28 text/html 99570 2025-08-08T06:24:23.313372 application/epub+zip 98019 2025-08-08T06:24:20.843371 application/epub+zip 86242 2025-08-08T06:24:19.701379 application/epub+zip 184817 2025-08-08T06:24:25.185349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173547 2025-08-08T06:24:22.619370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89559 2022-09-09T06:01:43.391902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63374 2025-08-08T06:24:17.525614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63353 2006-07-13T06:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63349 2006-07-13T06:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20931 2025-08-08T06:24:25.320353 application/rdf+xml 11320 2025-08-08T06:24:20.208365 image/jpeg 2744 2025-08-08T06:24:19.947393 image/jpeg 20851 2006-07-13T06:47:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 22298 2006-07-13T06:47:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 20815 2006-07-13T06:47:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 97824 2025-08-08T06:24:18.038377 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia