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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

by David Crystal

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Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.

In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species.

Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways, how language reveals a person's social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite.

Broad and deep, but with a light and witty touch, How Language Works is the ultimate layman's guide to how we communicate with one another.

Synopsis:

Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language in this work of unprecedented scope. He discusses the power of language by looking at its origins, exploring how children learn to speak, and revealing how conversation works.

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“[Crystal] succeeds again and again with clarity, wit, and enthusiasm. . . . Time and again a point is made and illustrated with a fact or anecdote that perfectly drives it home. . . . It is a marvelous ride”

—The New York Times

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ISBN:

9781583332917

Author:

Crystal, David

Publisher:

Avery Publishing Group

Subject:

Linguistics

Subject:

Language and languages

Subject:

Linguistics - General

Copyright:

2007

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Publication Date:

20071131

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

512

Dimensions:

8.98x6.14x1.36 in. 1.20 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18

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Product details 512 pages Avery Publishing Group - 2008-05-19 English 9781583332917 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language in this work of unprecedented scope. He discusses the power of language by looking at its origins, exploring how children learn to speak, and revealing how conversation works.