The story of speech and language
By: Charles L. Barber ; illustrations by Diana Stradling.
Publisher: Crowell
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Language and languages; English language -- History
Description: Starting with the crude beginnings of human speech, the author traces the rise of language families, then focuses full attention on the English language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-286) and index.
Apollo editions, A-325.
First published in London in 1964 under title: The story of language.