The Speech of Monkeys. R. L. Garner
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| Автор произведения | R. L. Garner |
| Жанр | Языкознание |
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| isbn | 4064066222055 |
R. L. Garner
The Speech of Monkeys
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4064066222055
Table of Contents
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND, M.A., F.R.L.S.
THE POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
ALEXANDER H. JAPP, LL.D., F.R.S.E., &c.
Heinemann's International Library.
PREFACE
I desire here to express my gratitude to The New Review, The North American Review, The Cosmopolitan, The Forum, and many of the leading journals of America, for the use of their valuable and popular pages through which my work has been given to the public. To the press, English and American, I gladly pay my tribute of thanks for the liberal discussion, candid criticism, and kind consideration which they have bestowed upon my efforts to solve the great problem of speech.
In contributing to Science this mite, I do not mean to intimate that my task has been completed, for I am aware that I have only begun to explore the field through which we may hope to pass beyond the confines of our own realm and invade the lower spheres of life.
This volume is intended as a record of my work, and a voluntary report of my progress, to let the world know with what results my labours have been rewarded, and with the hope that it may be the means of inducing others to pursue like investigations.
In prosecuting my studies I have had no precedents to guide me, no literature to consult, and no landmarks by which to steer my course. I have, therefore, been compelled to find my own means, suggest my own experiments, and solve my own problems. Not a line on this subject is to be found in all the literature of the world, and yet the results which I have obtained have far surpassed my highest hopes. Considering the difficulties under which I have been compelled to work, I have been rewarded with results for