num_pages: 256
description: More than five thousand languages are currently spoken around the globe. Learning to speak one of them is virtually effortless for most of us, so why is it commonly so difficult to learn a second language? Unraveling this mystery, two top researchers in the field explain how language acquisition can be an odyssey of self-discovery.
language: English
title: In Other Words: The Science And Psychology Of Second-language Acquisition
titlecomplete: In Other Words: The Science And Psychology Of Second-language Acquisition
genres: Nonfiction, Linguistics, Psychology
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Basic Books