History of Language
Fischer, Steven Roger
ISBN 10: 186189080X ISBN 13: 9781861890801
Published by Reaktion Books, Limited, 2004
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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.
About the Author: US-born Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: History of Language
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: New Ed.