The Unfolding of Language

Informationen zum Autor Born in 1969, Guy Deutscher read Maths at Cambridge before doing his PhD in Linguistics. Formerly a Research Fellow in Historical Linguistics at St John's College, Cambridge, he is now at the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Languages in the University of Leiden. He lives in Amsterdam. Klappentext Born in 1969, Guy Deutscher read Maths at Cambridge before doing his PhD in Linguistics. Formerly a Research Fellow in Historical Linguistics at St John's College, Cambridge, he is now at the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Languages in the University of Leiden. He lives in Amsterdam. Zusammenfassung Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness.

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'Highly original... Brilliant... How did...regular and complex languages come to exist? Deutscher's chosen task is to unravel [a] paradox, and he does so brilliantly, witholding the secret with great skill. If I told you how it works, you wouldn't buy the book. Both clever and convincing... this book will stretch your mind' Independent on Sunday

Product details

• Authors: Guy Deutscher
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780099460251
• ISBN: 978-0-09-946025-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Arrow Paperbacks; Arrow Books; Arrow Paperbacks
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Language: general, reference works; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, History: earliest times to present day, Dialect, slang & jargon, General and world history, Language: history and general works, Dialect, slang and jargon