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The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People
Ian Roberts
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hardcover. A lively and thought-provoking introduction to the main discoveries and theories about the nature and wonder of language. Num Pages: 180 pages, 8 b/w illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes, vowels and other rich, strange and deeply fascinating linguistic objects. This book introduces the reader to this amazing world. Offering a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to the main discoveries and theories about language, the book is aimed at general readers and undergraduates who are curious about linguistics and ... Read more
Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes, vowels and other rich, strange and deeply fascinating linguistic objects. This book introduces the reader to this amazing world. Offering a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to the main discoveries and theories about language, the book is aimed at general readers and undergraduates who are curious about linguistics and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107149939
SKU
V9781107149939
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About Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts has taught in Switzerland, Wales and Germany, and is currently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. He has published six monographs and two textbooks, and has edited several collections of articles.
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