| Description |
vii, 228 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index. |
| Contents |
Languages are ingrown -- Language is dissheveled [sic] -- Language is intricate -- Language is oral -- Language is mixed -- This view of language. |
| Summary |
A tour of the world's languages throughout history offers insight into human communications while challenging popular beliefs about grammar, discussing such topics as the ways linguists hear speech, the world's vanishing languages, and the hodgepodge nature of English. |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Etymology.
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Linguistic change.
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Historical linguistics.
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| ISBN |
9781592406258 |
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1592406254 |
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