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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language - John H. McWhorter
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780434007899 (0434007897)
Publisher: William hHeinemann
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction, History, Humanities, Language, Science, Culture, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Science, Microhistory
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
5.0 The Power of Bable: A Natural History of Language
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Until I came to write this review I didn't realize I had already read this on October 8th, 2005. Well, that explains why I had absorbed his ideas so thoroughly and pretty much agreed with him about everything. Oh, well. I enjoyed it like anything, again. And I got to discuss it with Veronica. Some...
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Lavinia
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The good part is that the book is pretty comprehensible, despite its scientific purpose; the bad part - not everything is interesting [to me] and there's no way I'll remember everything I want to.
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Between The Bookends
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4.0 The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
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Interesting read...
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Reflections
Reflections rated it
4.0 Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
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Another great one by McWhorter. Very funny and eye-opening.
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
5.0
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excellent, a fine overview of linguistics and a fun read too
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Books by John H. McWhorter
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English - John H. McWhorter
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language - John H. McWhorter
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The Story of Human Language - John H. McWhorter
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Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars - John H. McWhorter
Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally) - John H. McWhorter
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care - John H. McWhorter
Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America - John H. McWhorter
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