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[null,"1.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA9910971578703321"]
[null,null,"Autore",null,"Crystal David"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"A Little Book of Language"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-74223-198-5"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st ed.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (272 p.)"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"400"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Language and languages"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Description based upon print version of record."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Contents; Baby-talk; From cries to words; Learning how to understand; Making vibrations; Pronouncing sounds; Discovering grammar; Having a conversation; Learning to read and write; Getting to grips with spelling; Spelling rules and variations; Grammar rules and variations; Accents and dialects; Being bilingual; The languages of the world; The origins of speech; The origins of writing; Modern writing; Sign language; Comparing languages; Dying languages; Language change; Language variation; Language at work; Slang; Dictionaries; Etymology; Place names; Personal names; The electronic revolution"]
[{"$nulls":4},"TextingLanguage at play; Untitled; Language for feelings; Political correctness; Language in literature; Developing a style; The complexity of language; Linguistics; Applied linguistics; Your language world; Index"]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why the story of language deserves retelling. From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, A Little Book of Language ranges widely, revealing language's myriad intricacies and quirks."]