LINGUIST List 17.3207

Thu Nov 02 2006

Books: General Linguistics: Rickerson, Hilton (Eds)

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Directory         1.    Janet Joyce, The Five-Minute Linguist: Rickerson, Hilton (Eds)

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Message 1: The Five-Minute Linguist: Rickerson, Hilton (Eds)
Date: 29-Oct-2006
From: Janet Joyce <jjoyceequinoxpub.com>
Subject: The Five-Minute Linguist: Rickerson, Hilton (Eds)


Title: The Five-Minute Linguist Subtitle: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Published: 2006 Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
                http://www.equinoxpub.com/

Editor: E. M. Rickerson Editor: Barry Hilton Paperback: ISBN: 184553199X Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 9.99
Paperback: ISBN: 184553199X Pages: 224 Price: U.S. $ 12.95
Abstract:

Language is a vital part of everybody's life, and nearly everybody isinterested in knowing more about it. It's all too easy for people to loseinterest, though, when the answers to their questions turn out to be longand technically challenging.

The Five- Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languagestakes a new approach to making accurate and up-to-date knowledge aboutlanguage accessible in a non-academic way. It consists of 60 shortchapters adapted from the weekly scripts of a popular U.S. public radioseries on language. The scripts, contributed by a cross-section of leadingprofessional linguists in America and abroad, address popular questionslike "How many languages are there in the world?" "Is elementary schooltoo early to teach foreign languages?" and "How good is machinetranslation?" They are written with a light touch that has been highlysuccessful in reaching an audience of intelligent non-specialists. Thebook preserves that light touch while adding such features as an index (tohelp readers connect topics touched on in more than one chapter) andsuggestions for follow-up reading.

"What a gift to those who love language and those who are simply curiousabout it. Leading experts each tackle an intriguing question, and explainit in straightforward, delightful prose. Read it from cover to cover orkeep it by your bed to dip into for endless fascination."Deborah Tannen, Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University, and authorof You Just Don't Understand

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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