Investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.
Investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them
Investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.
"Multilingualism is on the rise - in the coming decades, as many as two billion people will learn English as a second language. The next stage up from multilingualism is the domain of the 'hyperpolyglot' or 'superlearner': someone who claims to know at least six languages. But w…
Multilingualism is on the rise in the coming decades, as many as two billion people will learn English as a second language. The next stage up from multilingualism is the domain of the hyperpolyglot' or superlearner': someone who claims to know at least six languages. But wh…
Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language.
Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language