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Language A To Z (2000)

by John H. McWhorter(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1629970247 (ISBN13: 9781629970240)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

review 1: Highly Recommended. Any good survey course will provide enough information to ignite your curiosity and give you a little something to take with you. John McWhorter's 24 part lecture series is pure enjoyment. He is an engaging speaker and is able to present a clear understanding of the field of linguistics, the history of language and writing and it's effect on our understanding of both, the breadth of communication structures, modulation of grammar and lexicon, and numerous other fascinating insights, each with very specific and illustrative examples. The series only about 6.5 hours (at 1x speed) and well worth the listen.
review 2: If you enjoy bite-sized nuggets of linguistics and language factoids, you'll have fun listening to these mini-lectures from McW... morehorter. There's not a lot of depth here, though, so don't expect to come away knowing a whole lot more about languages than you already do, outside of a bit of trivia you might sprinkle into your conversations here and there when you really want to sound like a know-it-all. less

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