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The structure of language; how it is formed
and changed . . .
A review of the modern spoken languages . . •
Language and its relation to religion, politics
and economics, science and literature, superstition
and intolerance . . .
Dialects, place names, family names . . .
Problems of language learning and how they can
be solved . . .
Slang, cant, jargon . . .
Evolution of writing . . .
The controversial problem of an international
language . . .
These are just a few of the subjects Mario Pei
discusses in this enlightening and entertaining
study of language—that most basic and
marvelously complex instrument of culture.
Albert Guerard said in The New York
Herald Tribune: "There are many introduc-
tions to linguistic studies. I do not
hesitate to rank Mario Pei's among the most
comprehensive and the best balanced."
Horace Reynolds wrote in The New York
Times: "This is a book good for both read-
ing and reference." After reading The Story
of Language George...
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Fülszöveg
The structure of language; how it is formed
and changed . . .
A review of the modern spoken languages . . •
Language and its relation to religion, politics
and economics, science and literature, superstition
and intolerance . . .
Dialects, place names, family names . . .
Problems of language learning and how they can
be solved . . .
Slang, cant, jargon . . .
Evolution of writing . . .
The controversial problem of an international
language . . .
These are just a few of the subjects Mario Pei
discusses in this enlightening and entertaining
study of language—that most basic and
marvelously complex instrument of culture.
Albert Guerard said in The New York
Herald Tribune: "There are many introduc-
tions to linguistic studies. I do not
hesitate to rank Mario Pei's among the most
comprehensive and the best balanced."
Horace Reynolds wrote in The New York
Times: "This is a book good for both read-
ing and reference." After reading The Story
of Language George Bernard Shaw observed
that Professor Pei's "prodigious memory and
knowledge remind me of Isaac Newton."
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