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Journal of the History of Ideas
Adam Smith's ``Considerations Concerning the First Formation of Languages''PDF
Journal of the History of Ideas 38(4):677-690, 1977
Adam Smith's" Considerations concerning the First Formation of Languages" was first published in 1767 as an appendix to the third edition of Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments. The published essay is an expanded version of lectures delivered by Smith as professor ...