How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
David Crystal explains how language is learned, how it changes, and why some languages survive while others disappear.
About This Book
How Language Works explores the fundamentals of human communication and the processes that shape language from infancy through adulthood.
The book examines how babies acquire speech, how words shift in meaning over time, and what causes languages to thrive or fade.
Readers gain insight into the social and cognitive factors that influence everyday language use.
David Crystal presents these topics in clear, non-technical language suitable for a general audience.
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