Are Some Languages Better Than Others?

Are Some Languages Better Than Others?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9780198766810
ISBN-13 : 0198766815
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Book Synopsis Are Some Languages Better Than Others? by : Robert M. W. Dixon

Download or read book Are Some Languages Better Than Others? written by Robert M. W. Dixon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to answer a question that many linguists have been hesitant to ask: are some languages better than others? Written in the author's usual accessible and engaging style, the book outlines the essential and optional features of language, before concluding that the ideal language does not and probably never will exist.


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