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

David Crystal (University of Reading)

How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Published
16 November 2006
Pages
500
ISBN
9781585678488

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

David Crystal (University of Reading)

A lighthearted exploration of the origin, function and purpose of language addresses a wide range of topics to offer insight into what can be learned through verbal and body language, from the role of gestures and the evolution of grammar to the intricacies of different languages and the layout of the human throat.

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