Language Linguistics in 5 minutes / E. M. Rickerson / Barry Hilton

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Language
[Contents introduction]
Language is as natural as air around us, mysterious and complicated.
In this book, leading language researchers use simple narration to invite readers into the world of unknown language.
Each chapter of 60 is short and several pages.
Words are approached from various angles, including the origin of languages, languages of animals, written languages of the world, sign languages, and changes in languages.
When time permits, start reading.
Translators : Isao Ueda, Tomohiko Otsu, Masaji Kato, Risa Kaneko, Rika Saito, Yoko TANAKA, Rie Takamori, Tomoko Nakao, Naoko Hayase, Takuto Watanabe
Original by E. M. Rickerson and Barry Hilton (eds.) The 5-Minute Linguist : Bite-Sized Essays on Language What is it?
25 What happens when people are brought up without words?
26 Why do all deaf people use the same sign language?
27 Why do languages die?
28 Can we save a language in danger?
29 How are speech sounds made?
30 Why do people in the South of the United States speak that way?
31 What is the cause of the foreign language accent?
32 Is there a medicine for situations where you can only speak your mother tongue?
33 How do people think about language learning change over time?
35 Why do people learn languages abroad?
36 Elementary schools are too early to teach foreign languages?
37 Computers teach languages faster and better?
38 What languages are in the United States?
39 Is there a language crisis in the United States Who speaks Klingon?
Index
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E. M. Rickerson Shea Linger