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Author Crystal, David, 1941-

Title A little book of language / David Crystal.

Imprint New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  400 C889l 2010    ---  Available
Description vii, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note Includes index.
Contents Baby-talk -- From cries to words -- Learning how to understand -- Making vibrations -- Pronouncing sounds -- Discovering grammar -- Having a conversation -- Learning to read and write -- Getting to grips with spelling -- Spelling rules and variations -- Grammar rules and variations -- Accents and dialects -- Being bilingual -- The languages of the world -- The origins of speech -- The origins of writing -- Modern writing -- Sign language -- Comparing languages -- Dying languages -- Language change -- Language variation -- Language at work -- Slang -- Dictionaries -- Etymology -- Place names -- Personal names -- The electronic revolution -- Texting -- Language at play -- Why use language? -- Language for feelings -- Political correctness -- Language in literature -- Developing a style -- The complexity of language -- Linguistics -- Applied linguistics -- Your language world.
Summary With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, understanding the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant.
Subject Language and languages.
Language acquisition.
ISBN 9780300155334 (alk. paper)
0300155336 (alk. paper)
9780300170825 (pbk)
0300170823 (pbk)

 
    
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