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portada The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
368
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781781798546
Edition No.
3
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The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages

Caroline Myrick; Walt Wolfram (Author) · Equinox Publishing · Hardcover

The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages - Caroline Myrick; Walt Wolfram

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Synopsis "The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages "

The 5-Minute Linguist provides a lively, reader-friendly introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general reader and beginning students. The book offers brief essays on more than 60 intriguing questions such as ""What's the difference between a language and a dialect?"" Can animals understand us?"" ""What causes foreign accents?"" and ""How is language used on social media?"" These are conveniently organized into 12 topical areas that include What is Linguistics, Language and Thought, Language and Society, and Language and Technology, among others. Each essay is written by a leading authority in the specialization who offers succinct, insightful answers to questions that most of us have wondered about, with follow-up references to more in-depth reading on each question. The third edition adds new topics now at the forefront of linguistics and updates others, serving as an unrivaled introduction to the mysteries and intrigue of language. The third edition of this book was produced under the sponsorship of the Linguistic Society of America.

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