Beschreibung
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 shows not just how old we are but where we’re from and even who we want to be.
Information
Author: Crystal David
Publication date: 29. März 2007
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Books on science in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 500
ISBN/EAN: 9780141015521

