Questions about language what everyone should know about language in the 21st century
"Questions about Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them. With an introduction by the edit...
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New York
Taylor and Francis
2020
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| Edition: | First Edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Do animals communicate using a language? / Stephen R. Anderson
- 2. Is talking work doing work? / Jo Angouri and Ifigenia Machili
- 3. What makes a language a language? / Laurie Bauer
- 4. Do people swear because they don't know enough words? / Kate Burridge
- 5. Is written language better than spoken language? / Andreea S. Calude
- 6. Is language change good or bad?/ Lyle Campbell and Russell Barlow
- 7. Are the sounds of language influenced by climate, environment and biology? / Dan Dediu and Scott R. Moisik
- 8. Can you tell someone's sexuality from the way they speak? / Evan Hazenberg
- 9. Is learning a signed language easier than learning a spoken language? / Sara Pivac Alexander and George Major
- 10. Can you forget your native language? / Monika S. Schmid
- 11. Can people really disguise themselves when writing or speaking? / Corinne A. Seals and Natalie Schilling
- 12. What is universal about intonation? / Paul Warren
- Index