The Five-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages

Book Overview

The Five-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages takes a new approach to making accurate and up-to-date knowledge about language accessible in a non-academic way. It consists of some 55-60 chapters, each about 700 words long, adapted from the weekly scripts of a popular NPR series on language. The scripts, contributed by a cross-section of leading professional linguists in America and abroad, address questions like How...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184553199X
• ISBN13: 9781845531997
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"