Language is the most human invention. Spontaneous, unruly, passionate, and erratic it resists every attempt to discipline or regularize it--a history celebrated here in all its irreverent glory.Language is a wild thing. It is vague and anarchic. Style, meaning, and usage are continually on the move...
The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream - it’s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you wil..
Explore the fascinating world of human language and discover the hidden stories behind every word.From Cantonese to Xhosa, from the origins of writing to the invention of Elvish, from articulation to syntax, the history and diversity of human communication are brought to life in this fascinating boo..