print email comment close Where Do Languages Come From? URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/ Description: This Merritt Ruhlen essay explores the origins of languages throughout the world. Contains information on language families, theories of interaction and borrowing, Sir William Jones, and why the original African language "is considered to be the original fully modern language." Also features audio clips and etymology activities. From the San Francisco Exploratorium. Author: Ruhlen, Merritt Publisher: Exploratorium Extra Keywords grlanguage Library of Congress Subject Headings: Language and languages Language and languages -- Etymology Language and languages -- Origin LII Database Information: Record 10768 created by Tom McGibney on 04/03/2002 Last modification on 05/30/2005 Published: 04/03/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10768