Bastard Tongues: A Trailblazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages
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Book Overview
Why Do Isolated Creole Languages Tend to Have Similar Grammatical Structures? Bastard Tongues is an exciting, firsthand story of scientific discovery in an area of research close to the heart of what it means to be human--what language is, how it works, and how it passes from generation to generation, even where historical accidents have made normal transmission almost impossible. The story focuses on languages so low in the pecking order that many...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0809028174
ISBN13:9780809028177
Release Date:March 2008
Publisher:Hill & Wang
Length:270 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Fantastic read!
Published by Halev , 2 years ago
One of my favourite books I've ever read on the subject. The author's other works are great; but I revisit this book every so often. Highly recommended!
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