ISBN: 9780716744733 - the power of babel: a natural history of language (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment. Full of humor and imaginative insight, The Power of Babel draws its illustrative examples from languages around the world, including pidgins, Creoles, and nonstandard dialects.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDLanguage Arts & Disciplinesvery good, hard cover with dust jacket, clean pages, foxing on all edges, prompt shipping with tracking.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good +. very good +. first edition as stated. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers clean, minimal wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD_+ ; very clean, in a wrapper. Lang. Stax.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 327 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good.