A little book of language. ([2010])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Crystal.
• Authors: Crystal, David, 1941-
• Contents: Baby-talk; From cries to words; Learning how to understand; Making vibrations; Pronouncing sounds; Discovering grammar; Having a conversation; Learning to read and write; Getting to grips with spelling; Spelling rules and variations; Grammar rules and variations; Accents and dialects; Being bilingual; The languages of the world; The origins of speech; The origins of writing; Modern writing; Sign language; Comparing languages; Dying languages; Language change; Language variation; Language at work; Slang; Dictionaries; Etymology; Place names; Personal names; The electronic revolution.
• Publisher Details: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 260 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 400; Language and languages; Language acquisition; Language; Language Development; Langage et langues; Langage -- Acquisition; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Semantics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference; Language acquisition; Language and languages
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781742231983; 1742231985; 9780300158755; 0300158750
• Related ISBNs: 9780300155334; 0300155336; 9780300170825; 0300170823; 9781742231976; 1742231977
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 17, 2019)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.