The Secret Life Of Language
by:
Simon Pulleyn
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781788400244
- Categories BX, BXOS, Language and Linguistics, NF LANG, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Personal Development, Reference, RM 10 - RM 19.99
- Author(s) Simon Pulleyn
- Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
- Pages 192
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 30cm x 4cm x 30cm
- Weight 0.616 kg
product description
This book looks at how language has evolved around the globe from ancestral proto-languages to our recognisable modern tongues. It demonstrates how language has been shaped by social and cultural influences, and even explains how our anatomy affects the articulation, and therefore evolution, of words. Discover the surprising stories behind the
origin of the written word, the difficulties of decipherment and the challenge of inventing from scratch languages such as Dothraki.
Combining expert analysis with accessible narrative and fun illustrations, The Secret Life of Language makes even the complex topics of philology, morphology and phonology easy to understand.
