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How Language Works

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title How Language Works
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Crystal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePhilosophy of language
ISBN/Barcode 9780141015521
ClassificationsDewey:401
Audience
General
Illustrations Yes

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 29 March 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'The man is a national treasure' John Humphrys In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be.

Author Biography

David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has published over ninety books, most recently The Stories of English, and is the editor of The Penguin Encyclopaedia. In 1995, he was awarded the OBE for services to the English language. He lives in Holyhead, Anglesey.