How Language Works
how babies babble, words change meaning, and languages live or die
Applied linguistics
EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Language & Linguistics
Language and languages, philosophy
Linguistics
Language and languages
New York Times reviewed
In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex—or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprec…
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