How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning,

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

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.
Country USA
Author David Crystal
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9781101215814
Format Kindle eBook
Label Avery
Manufacturer Avery
NumberOfPages 516
PublicationDate 2007-11-01
Publisher Avery
ReleaseDate 2007-11-01
Studio Avery

Country	USA
Author	David Crystal
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781101215814
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Avery
Manufacturer	Avery
NumberOfPages	516
PublicationDate	2007-11-01
Publisher	Avery
ReleaseDate	2007-11-01
Studio	Avery

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

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