A love letter to languages, celebrating their curiosities and
smashing assumptions about correct grammar
An eye-opening tour for all language lovers, "What Language Is
"offers a fascinating new perspective on the way humans
communicate. from vanishing languages spoken by a few hundred
people to major tongues like Chinese, and with copious revelations
about the hodgepodge nature of English, John McWhorter shows
readers how to see and hear languages as a linguist does.
Packed with big ideas about language alongside wonderful trivia,
"What Language Is "explains how languages across the globe (the
Queen's English and Suriname creoles alike) originate, evolve,
multiply, and divide. Raising provocative questions about what
qualifies as a language (so-called slang does have structured
grammar), McWhorter takes readers on a marvelous journey through
time and place--from Persia to the languages of Sri Lanka--to
deliver a feast of facts about the wonders of human linguistic
expression.
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