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Don't Believe a Word

Don't Believe a Word

The Surprising Truth About Language

by David Shariatmadari
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/10/2020

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A mind-boggling journey through the phenomenon of language, busting nine common myths about humanity's greatest achievement - 'Wonderful' STEPHEN FRY

THINK YOU KNOW LANGUAGE? THINK AGAIN

A word's origin doesn't tell you what it means today
There are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present
Mistakes don't undermine English, they lay its foundations
The language you speak could make you more prone to accidents
'Untranslatable' words are usually anything but
There's a special part of the brain that produces swear words
The truth is so much more interesting than the rumours...

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 Don't Believe a Word 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 humanity's greatest achievement.

ISBN:
9781474608459
9781474608459
Category:
Language: history & general works
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-10-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x26mm
Weight:
0.3kg
David Shariatmadari

David Shariatmadari is a writer and editor at the Guardian. He read Linguistics at Cambridge University, and went on to study at the University of London, where he focused on neurolinguistics and sound change. He was awarded a Master's degree with distinction after completing his thesis in phonology.

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