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Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language

by David Shariatmadari

A linguist’s entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they function. Think you know language? Think again. There are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present. The language you speak could make you more prone to accidents. Swear words are produced in a special part of your brain.

Publisher

W. W. Norton Company

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781324004257