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What Language Is: And What It Isn't And What It Could Be

Language: English. Publication Date: 2012-08-07. Number of Pages: 228. ISBN10: 159240720X. Publisher: Avery Publishing Group.

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Book Title	What Language Is: And What It Isn't And What It Could Be
ISBN	9781592407200
Subject Area	Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
Publication Name	What Language Is : and What It Isn't and What It Could Be
Publisher	Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length	8 in
Subject	Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Trivia, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year	2012
Type	Textbook
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Item Height	0.7 in
Author	John Mcwhorter
Item Weight	6.8 Oz
Item Width	5.2 in
Number of Pages	240 Pages

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Title:What Language Is: And What It Isn't And What It Could BeISBN13:9781592407200ISBN10:159240720XAuthor:McWhorter, John (Author)Description:A Love Letter To Languages, Celebrating Their Curiosities And Smashing Assumptions About Correct Grammar An Eye-Opening Tour For All Language Lovers, What Language Is Offers A Fascinating New Perspective On The Way Humans Communicate From Vanishing Languages Spoken By A Few Hundred People To Major Tongues Like Chinese, And With Copious Revelations About The Hodgepodge Nature Of English, John Mcwhorter Shows Readers How To See And Hear Languages As A Linguist Does Packed With Big Ideas About Language Alongside Wonderful Trivia, What Language Is Explains How Languages Across The Globe (The Queen's English And Suriname Creoles Alike) Originate, Evolve, Multiply, And Divide Raising Provocative Questions About What Qualifies As A Language (So-Called Slang Does Have Structured Grammar), Mcwhorter Takes Readers On A Marvelous Journey Through Time And Place--From Persia To The Languages Of Sri Lanka--To Deliver A Feast Of Facts About The Wonders Of Human Linguistic Expression New York Times-Bestselling Author And Renowned Linguist Mcwhorter Explores The Complicated World Of Languages He Celebrates The History And Curiosities Of Languages Around The World And Smashes Assumptions About Correct Grammar Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Avery Publishing GroupPublication Date:2012-08-07Weight:0.4 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 7.9'' L x 5.2'' WNumber of Pages:228Language:English