The Resource Don't believe a word : the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
Don't believe a word : the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
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- Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language. Inuits have fifty words for snow; there's a term in Portuguese you simply can't translate; if you know the origin of a word you're better informed about its meaning; standards of grammar have taken a nosedive in recent years. The problem is, none of these statements are true. In this book, trained linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our dearly-held beliefs in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Don't believe a word : the surprising truth about language
- Title
- Don't believe a word
- Title remainder
- the surprising truth about language
- Statement of responsibility
- David Shariatmadari
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language. Inuits have fifty words for snow; there's a term in Portuguese you simply can't translate; if you know the origin of a word you're better informed about its meaning; standards of grammar have taken a nosedive in recent years. The problem is, none of these statements are true. In this book, trained linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our dearly-held beliefs in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words
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- Shariatmadari, David
- Dewey number
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- 306.4'4
- 306.4'4
- 306.4'4
- 306.44
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sociolinguistics
- Language and languages
- Languages
- Label
- Don't believe a word : the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781474608435
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 324 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474608435
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- Label
- Don't believe a word : the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781474608435
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 324 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474608435
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
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