Book 43 - R. L. Trask, Bill Mayblin "Introducing Linguistics"

[jazzy_dave]

R. L. Trask, Bill Mayblin "Introducing Linguistics" (Icon Books)





Another one of these graphic novel styled introduction books. This is a short introduction to the history of linguistics and it gives you short excerpts about what language is all about, where it came from, how it developed and how it's going to evolve. Some interesting chapters on how some languages share a lot in common. Also a few pages are set aside for explaining Chomsky's theories. Some interesting pages on word order and there was also some fascinating pages on sexism in language.

A great read for anyone curious about how languages evolved and developed. In fact i read this is one day.

Comments

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

it gives you short excerpts about what language is all about,
It's about driving us crazy with all it's rules. LoL.....
Hugs, Jon

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Actually no, it comes down on the side of language being fluid and that if we tried to talk to Chaucer for example we would not understand him because of the fact that language changes all the time and so does its grammar. He also mentions that English, part of Germanic languages, is part of a bigger tree of languages that had origins in PIE - proto Indian Eurasian languages.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

is part of a bigger tree of languages that had origins in PIE - proto Indian Eurasian languages.
Wow, that's a twist. :o

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Wish I'd taken been able to take linguistics in one day. Still it was a fascinating class.