The Surprising Truth about Language
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/01/2019
Over the past few decades, we have reached new frontiers of linguistic knowledge. Linguists can now explain how and why language changes, describe its structures, and map its activity in the brain. But most of us know as much about language today as we did about physics before Galileo, and the little we know is still largely based on folklore, instinct or hearsay. In this book linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our prejudices in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words. Exploding nine widely-held myths about language while introducing us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics, David Shariatmadari is an energetic guide to the beauty and quirkiness of humanitys greatest achievement.
- ISBN:
- 9781474608435
- 9781474608435
- Category:
- Language: history & general works
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-01-2019
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 223x146x33mm
- Weight:
- 0.44kg
Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available
Great!
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Select the List you'd like to categorise as, or add your own
Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read
Awesome! You added your first item into your Library
Great! The fun begins.
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Reviews
Be the first to review Dont Believe a Word.
Share This Book: