How language works

How language works

by Crystal, David

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Ranges from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communication in an accessible, entertaining way, this book sheds light on the endless mysteries we speak, write and read every day.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :How language works / David Crystal.

Summary

Ranges from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communication in an accessible, entertaining way, this book sheds light on the endless mysteries we speak, write and read every day.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2005.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Penguin
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2005.

Notes

"How babies babble, words change meaning and languages live or die ..."--Jacket.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 500 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0140515380, 9780140515381, 9781583332917, 158333291X
  • oclc:ocm63127960
  • LC Classification:P107
  • Dewey Decimal:410

Table of Contents

Introducing language -- Spoken language -- Written language -- Sign language -- Language structure -- Discourse -- Dialects -- Languages -- Multilingualism -- Looking after language.

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Subjects

Langage et langues Language Language and languages linguistics Linguistique

Writers

Crystal, David

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