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How Language Works by David Crystal

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How Language Works by David Crystal

Features a survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. This work also talks 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.

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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.
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ISBN 13 9780141015521
ISBN 10 0141015527
Title How Language Works
Author David Crystal
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2007-03-29
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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