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I do not support “ the Inteijectional, or Pooh-pooh theory/ 5 
i.e., that speech is founded upon man’s natural cries and ejacu- 
lations. 66 Our answer to this theory,” says Professor Muller, 
“ is the same as to the former ” * [the Bow-wow theory] , i.e ., 
that interjections constitute but a very small portion of the 
dictionary. I do not regard articulate speech as based upon 
ejaculations, nor is it possible to regard ejaculations as based 
upon articulate speech ; both are necessary parts of ear- 
language. 
It will next be observed that all language, whether working 
by touch, sight, or sound, is directly addressed to the apprehen- 
sion of another ; and is, therefore, inseparably connected with 
the desire to communicate our thoughts and ideas. Hence it is 
the special social force of the highest gregarious animal. 
Occult gesture is probably as much simpler than occultly 
imitative speech, as, the latter is than occultly imitative 
musical harmony. 
In studying occultly imitative speech, the other divisions of 
language should be considered comparatively. 
8. The Bivisions of Articulate Speech . 
Languages, according to the terminology of the time, are : — 
I. Isolating A — This class shows no formal distinction between 
a root and a word, and has practically no grammar, but 
syntax only. It includes, — 
1. The Tibeto-Burman Group . 
2. Chinese. 
3. Various Mexican Dialects . 
II. Agglutinative . — The terminational class, in which two or 
more roots unite to form a word, but retain their original 
character in different degrees. The additions may be 
prefixes or affixes. The class includes : — 
1. Akkadian. — The language of the early non-Semitic 
inhabitants of the Euphrates Valley, inventors of 
the cuneiform writing, and from whom the Semites 
borrowed a considerable part of their religion and 
general civilisation. 
2. The Ugro - Altaic Group (Turanian), including 
Turkish-Tatar, Mongol, Tungusian, etc. 
3. Etruscan .J 
* Lects. Sci. Lang., 6th edit., i. 409. + Vide R.M.A. 5. 
X Vide R.M.A. Appendix D. The Etruscans. 
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