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Author:   Donna Jo Napoli (Professor, Professor, Swarthmore College Dept. of Linguistics) ,  Vera Lee-Schoenfeld (Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College Dept. of Linguistics)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 12.70cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780199735716

ISBN 10:   0199735719
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   29 July 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Part I Language: The Human Ability 1. How do we acquire language? 2. What is linguistics? 3. From one language to the next: Why is it hard to learn a second language? Why is translation so difficult? 4. Does language equal thought? 5. Are sign languages real languages? 6. Do animals have language? 7. Can computers learn language? Part I I Language in Society 8. Can one person's speech be better than another's? 9. Why do dialects and creoles differ from standard language? 10. Do men and women speak differently? And who cares? 11. English spelling is hard, and it makes learning to read hard. Should we do anything about it? 12. Should the United States adopt English as our official language and overhaul our educational system accordingly? 13. How does language wield power over us? Can it overpower us? 14. Does exposure to and use of offensive language harm children? 15. What do we lose when a language dies? And who cares? Index

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Donna Jo. Napoli is Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College. Vera Lee-Schoenfeld is Visting Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College.

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