Language Matters

A Guide to Everyday Questions about Language

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Napoli, Donna JoLee-Schoenfeld, Vera

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

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Why and how does language matter in everyday life? Language Matters answers these questions in an informal, entertaining style. Encouraging readers to tap into their own knowledge of language, the book explores a variety of issues including language acquisition, sign languages, animal communication, and non-standard dialects.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-973571-6

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandKartoniert, Paperback

VerlagOxford University Press

Erscheinungsdatum01.07.2010

Auflage2. Auflage

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 127 mm, Höhe 203 mm, Dicke 15 mm

Gewicht303 g

Artikel-Nr.29612399

KatalogLibri

Datenquelle-Nr.A9364125

WarengruppeGeisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik | Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft

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