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How Language Works

How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

By David Crystal

By David Crystal

By David Crystal

By David Crystal

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Category: Reference

Category: Reference

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Nov 01, 2007 | ISBN 9781583332917

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Nov 01, 2007 | ISBN 9781101215814

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    About How Language Works

    Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.

    In the author’s own words, “How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all.” Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species.

    Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways, how language reveals a person’s social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite.

    Broad and deep, but with a light and witty touch, How Language Works is the ultimate layman’s guide to how we communicate with one another.

    About How Language Works

    Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.

    In the author’s own words, “How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all.” Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species.

    Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways, how language reveals a person’s social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite.

    Broad and deep, but with a light and witty touch, How Language Works is the ultimate layman’s guide to how we communicate with one another.

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    About David Crystal

    David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia.

    About David Crystal

    David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia.

    Product Details

    Category: Reference

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Avery
    Nov 01, 2007 | 512 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781583332917

    Category: Reference

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Avery
    Nov 01, 2007 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9781101215814

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