A history of language

A history of language / Steven Roger Fischer.

This second edition of Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book charts the history of communication from a time before human language was conceived of to the media explosion of the present day. Fischer begins by describing the modes of communication used by whales, birds, insects, and nonhuman p...

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Main Author:	Fischer, Steven R. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, [2018]
Edition:	[New edition].
Subjects:	Historical linguistics. Language and languages. Sociolinguistics. Linguistic change. historical linguistics. sociolinguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General. Historical linguistics Language and languages Linguistic change Sociolinguistics
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