9780141015521

How Language Works

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780141015521

Paperback|9780141015521


Overview

In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be.

ISBN-13

9780141015521

ISBN-10

0141015527

Weight

0.77 Pounds

Dimensions

5.10 x 0.97 x 7.78 In

List Price

$22.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Pages

512 pages

Publisher

Penguin UK

Published On

2007-03-29



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