Words and Rules
Subtitle: The Ingredients of Language
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780060958404
First sentence: Language comes so naturally to us that it is easy to forget what a strange and miraculous gift it is.
Description: How does language work, and how do we learn to speak? Why do languages change over time, and why do they have so many quirks and irregularities? In this book, the profound mysteries of language are explored.