Synopses & Reviews
Part Guinness Book of World Records, part Book of Lists, and part illustrated encyclopedia, Limits of Language is an whimsical and informative introduction to languages of the world and the study of linguistics.
Synopsis
"Presents a wide variety of information on world languages, focusing on comparisons. Topics include histories of languages, language and society, language learning, language structure, and misconceptions about language"--Provided by publisher.