by
Everett, Caleb
Publication Date
2023
Format:
Books
Summary excerpt
"A guide to how languages around the world differ from one another far more than we realize and point to fundamental differences in how people conceive of everything from time to color to sm
Edition
Unabridged.
by
Kinzler, Katherine D.
Publication Date
2020
Format:
Audio disc
Summary excerpt
We gravitate toward people that speak like us, but are hardwired to prejudge others by the way they express language. Ultimately, Kinzler shows, exposure to different languages is beneficial
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by
Kinzler, Katherine D.
Publication Date
2020
Format:
Books
Summary excerpt
"We gravitate toward people like us; it's human nature. Race, class, and gender affect this social identity, but one overlooked factor can be even more powerful: the way we speak. As pioneer
by
Dorren, Gaston
Publication Date
2018
Format:
Books
Summary excerpt
"English is the world language, except that most of the world doesn't speak it--only one in five people does. Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's 7.4 or
by
Dorren, Gaston
Publication Date
2015 2014
Format:
Books
Summary excerpt
"Spins the reader on a whirlwind tour of sixty European languages and dialects, sharing quirky moments from their histories and exploring their commonalities and differences ... [and taking]
Edition
First edition
by
McWhorter, John H.
Publication Date
2016
Format:
Books
Summary excerpt
"A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight it. Language is always c
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