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From:
Friedrich Max Müller
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 June 1873
Source of text:
DAR 171: 284
Summary:

Sends three lectures on the origin of human language [see 8962].

Although a "sincere admirer", he differs with CD on the relation of human to so-called animal language.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Friedrich Max Müller
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Jan 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 285
Summary:

FMM discusses his reply to George Darwin’s article [see 9711].

Intends within a year to place his whole argument before CD when, he hopes, his difficulties connected with the origin of language will be carefully considered by CD.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Friedrich Max Müller
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Oct [1875]
Source of text:
DAR 171: 286
Summary:

Sends CD his answers to W. D. Whitney’s articles. Sees man as separated from other animals by the possession of language. There is no scientific evidence for even the slightest attempt at language in the higher animals, which cannot, therefore, be reasonably regarded as "stunted man". [See "In self-defence", Chips from a German workshop 4 (1875): 473–549.]

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