History of Language

Fischer, Steven Roger

ISBN 10: 186189080X / ISBN 13: 9781861890801

Published by Reaktion Books, London, 1993

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240 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Note: This book is from a smoker's library.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of Language
• Publisher: Reaktion Books, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 186189080X
• ISBN 13: 9781861890801
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Steven Roger Fischer charts the history of language from the time of Homo erectus to the nineteenth century, analyzing the emergence of linguistics as a science and the development of language as a written form. He also investigates the rise of pidgin, jargon, slang, and dialectology, as well as literature and literacy_s relationship to language. Finally, he demonstrates the effects of the media on language today.

About the Author

US-born Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand.