The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060520854ISBN-10:006052085XUPC:9780060520854Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:Historical & Comparative, MorphologySize:8.02 x 5.30 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5798Product ID:SCJ5C8D0P6
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
"An essay in origins ... as theoretical as Hawking and Gorst in trying to see into the deep past. McWhorter is a clear and witty writer."-- Harper's
In the first book written for the layperson about the natural history of language, linguistic professor John McWhorter ranges across linguistic theory, geography, history, and pop culture to tell the fascinating story of how thousands of very...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060520854ISBN-10:006052085XUPC:9780060520854Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:Historical & Comparative, MorphologySize:8.02 x 5.30 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5798Product ID:SCJ5C8D0P6
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John McWhorter, associate professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of The Word on the Street. He lives in Oakland, California.
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