What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be

by John McWhorter

Book Overview

A love letter to languages, celebrating their curiosities and smashing assumptions about correct grammar An eye-opening tour for all language lovers, What Language Is offers a fascinating new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592406254
• ISBN13: 9781592406258
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Gotham Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher