In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be.
| ISBN: | 9780141015521 |
| Publication date: | 29th March 2007 |
| Author: | David Crystal |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 500 pages |
| Genres: |
Language: history and general works |
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be.
How Language Works features in the following genres: Language: history and general works
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How Language Works was written by David Crystal and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
How Language Works has 500 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.