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The Story of Human Language. Part 1

By McWhorter John.

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Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2291590 bytes)
Pages
\226
Library
twirpx
Time added
2017-08-07 07:01:42
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Происхождение и эв

Description

Teaching Company, 2004. — 226 p.The Story of Human Language is a college-level introduction to linguistics, from the basics of what language is and how words change to the development of pidgins and creoles. The author, John McWhorter, includes interesting examples from many languages, including languages that most Westerners have never heard of.What Is Language? When Language Began How Language Changes—Sound Change How Language Changes—Building New Material How Language Changes—Meaning and Order How Language Changes—Many Directions How Language Changes—Modern English Language Families— Indo-European Language Families—Tracing Indo-European Language Families—Diversity of Structures Language Families—Clues to the Past The Case Against the World’s First Language

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