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The Power Of Babel
John McWhorter
其他書名
A Natural History of Language
出版Random House, 2011-04-30
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
ISBN144647240X9781446472408
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=1p64hVM40-8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋There can be few subjects of such widespread interest and fascination to anyone who reads as the strange ways of languages. In this wonderfully entertaining and fascinating book, John McWhorter introduces us to 'the natural history of language': from Russonorsk, a creole of Russian and Norwegian once spoken by trading fur trappers to an Australian Aboriginal language which only has three verbs. Witty, brilliant and authoritative, this book is a must for anyone who is interested in language, as sheerly enjoyable as non-fiction gets.