Research Catalog

Title

Philological proofs of the original unity and recent origin of the human race : derived from a comparison of the languages of Asia, Europe, Africa, and America : being an inquiry how far the differences in the languages of the globe are referrible to causes now in operation / by Arthur James Johnes, Esq.

Author

Johnes, Arthur James, 1809-1871.

Publication

London : John Russell Smith, 4, Old Compton Street, Soho Square, MDCCCXLVI. [1846]

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Additional Authors

• Smith, John Russell, 1810-1894
• Adlard, Charles

Description

lx, 172, 103, [1] p.; 22 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subjects

• Human beings > Origin
• Monogenism and polygenism
• Black race
• Africa > Languages
• Ethnology
• Language and languages

Note

• With a half-title.
• "Printed by C. Adlard, Bartholomew Close."--verso of half-title page; and also on colophon, p. [1] at end.
• An earlier edition was published in London in 1843.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Introduction. On the connexion of the conclusion of this work with history, sacred and profane, and with the results of science -- Plan of the investigation. Lord Bacon's principles applicable to inquiries into the origin and changes of human languages -- ch. 1. On the evidence furnished by a comparison their languages of the original unity of the various nations of the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, and America -- ch. 2. On the differences which distinguish individual languages of the four continents -- ch. 3. On the origin of synonymes -- ch. 4. On the original identity of the English, Welsh, Hindoos, and other nations classed as Indo-European with the Jews, Arabians, etc. -- ch. 5. Identity of the Egyptians with the Indians, Jews, and other branches of the human race -- ch. 6. On the Chinese language -- ch. 7. On the origin of the American tribes -- Appendix A. Analytical comparison of some of the most important words in the African languages with the analogous words in the languages of Asia, Europe, and America -- Appendix B. Containing (arranged according to the tribes and regions of Africa) the African words which are compared in Appendix A with the corresponding terms in the languages of Asia, Europe, and America -- Appendix C. Showing that the Celtic differ almost totally from the Gothic languages.

Call Number

Sc Rare 573.2-J (Johnes, A. J. Philological proofs of the original unity and recent origin of the human race)

LCCN

17017927

OCLC

• 6398681
• NYPGR6398681-B

Author

Johnes, Arthur James, 1809-1871.

Title

Philological proofs of the original unity and recent origin of the human race : derived from a comparison of the languages of Asia, Europe, Africa, and America : being an inquiry how far the differences in the languages of the globe are referrible to causes now in operation / by Arthur James Johnes, Esq.

Imprint

London : John Russell Smith, 4, Old Compton Street, Soho Square, MDCCCXLVI. [1846]

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 573.2-J (accession no. B541875) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

Copy in Sc Rare 573.2-J accompanied by 20 p. of publisher's advertisements at end. NN

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Smith, John Russell, 1810-1894, publisher.

Adlard, Charles, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 573.2-J (Johnes, A. J. Philological proofs of the original unity and recent origin of the human race)

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