Adamitics, an Essay on First Man's Language: Or the Easiest Way to Learn Foreign Languages, for the Use of Middle-and Highschools (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Anthony De Velics

9780656021772: Adamitics, an Essay on First Man's Language: Or the Easiest Way to Learn Foreign Languages, for the Use of Middle-and Highschools (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656021772 ISBN 13: 9780656021772

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Unlock the mystery of how language began and how words connect across tongues.

This nonfiction volume presents a bold new approach to philology, proposing that words are built from multiple common components and that a universal framework can make learning foreign languages easier for students and teachers alike.

The work lays out Adamitics, a proposed interlingual method that uses what the author calls microanalysis of verbal roots to reveal shared elements across languages. It argues that understanding these roots can make languages more transparent and simpler to learn, and it invites readers to imagine a future where schools adopt this system to speed language acquisition and deepen linguistic study.

Learn the core idea behind a new linguistic system aimed at unifying languages
See how roots and components are said to form the basis of meaning
Explore examples and discussions that connect language study with philosophy and archaeology
Encounter samples of pidgin-English as a practical illustration of language in use

Ideal for readers curious about bold theories in language learning, philology, and the way words carry ideas across cultures.

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