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Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
January 1, 1999HarperCollins Publishers372 pagesNo grades yet
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How does language work, and how do we learn to speak? Why do languages change over time, and why do they have so many quirks and irregularities? In this book, the profound mysteries of language are explored.
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