352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060520854
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 07 January 2003
Description
There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter remin...
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reflective 27%
funny 18%
inspiring 18%
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352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060520854
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 07 January 2003
Description
There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter remin...
Community Reviews Summary of 230 reviews
Moods
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
funny 18%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 18%
Pace
medium 27%
Average rating
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