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A History Of Language
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| Author(s): |
Steven Roger Fischer, |
| Publisher: |
Reaktion Books |
| Availability: |
1 in stock |
| Price: |
€7.00 |
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| ISBN: |
186189080X |
| Category: |
English |
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Summary
Steven Roger Fischer charts the history of language from the time of Homo erectus to the nineteenth century, analyzing the emergence of linguistics as a science and the development of language as a written form. He also investigates the rise of pidgin, jargon, slang, and dialectology, as well as literature and literacy_s relationship to language. Finally, he demonstrates the effects of the media on language today.
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