Claim: Ronald Englefield was an English poet who was critical of the use of words in situations where the words have no clear referent but his  theory that language evolved naturally from gestures has not met with wide acceptance.
Evidence: Frederick Ronald Hastings Englefield (1891–1975) was an English poet and philosopher. He was critical of the use of words in situations where the words have no clear referent, especially in religion and philosophy, but also in literary criticism. His theory that language evolved naturally from gestures has not met with wide acceptance, but his criticism of religion and philosophy, published posthumously, was well received and is still in print.