THE FIVE

THE FIVE-MINUTE LINGUIST, 3RD EDITION
THE FIVE-MINUTE LINGUIST, 3RD EDITION
Book Category:
Language Arts & Disciplines > General
Author:
Caroline Myrick and Walt Wolfram
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN 13:
9781781798553
Price:
CAD 30.95

Publisher Info

University of Toronto Press.

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Book Description

The Five-Minute Linguist provides a lively, reader-friendly introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general reader and beginning students. The book offers brief essays on more than 60 intriguing questions such as "What's the difference between a language and a dialect?" Can animals understand us?" "What causes foreign accents?" and "How is language used on social media?"