| Description |
vii, 472 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 448-452. |
| Contents |
Popular ideas about language -- Language and identity -- The structure of language -- The medium of language : speaking and listening -- The medium of language : writing and reading -- The medium of language : signing and seeing -- Child language acquisition -- Language, brain, and handicap -- The languages of the world -- Language in the world -- Language and communication. |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Dictionaries.
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Linguistics -- Dictionaries.
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| Indexed Term |
Language |
| ISBN |
0521264383 |
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9780521264389 |
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0521424437 paperback |
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9780521424431 paperback |
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