American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them
By Daniel Garrison Brinton
- Release Date: 1899-01-01
- Genre: Foreign Languages
Description
The time has not long passed when the only good reasons for studying a language were held to be either that we might thereby acquaint ourselves with its literature; or that certain business, trading, or political interests might be subserved; or that the nation speaking it might be made acquainted with the blessings of civilization and Christianity.