2004. Paperback. It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. This book begins with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: History of Language
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 186189080X
ISBN 13: 9781861890801
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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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.

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

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