Description The 5-Minute Linguist provides a lively, reader-friendly introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general reader and beginning students.
The book offers brief essays on more than 60 intriguing questions such as What's the difference between a language and a dialect? Can animals understand us? What causes foreign accents? and How is language used on social media? These are conveniently organized into 12 topical areas that include What is Linguist.
Equinox Publishing (uk) The 5-minute linguist, 3rd edition: bite-sized essays on language and languages, paperback/caroline myrick
