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In this text, linguist John McWhorter agrees that all languages are complex, but questions whether or not they are equally complex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McWhorter, John H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Typology (Linguistics)
Linguistic change.
Languages in contact.
Typologie (Linguistique)
Changement linguistique.
Langues en contact.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Languages in contact
Linguistic change
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In this text, linguist John McWhorter agrees that all languages are complex, but questions whether or not they are equally complex.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 323 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.
ISBN:9780195309805
0195309804
9780198042310
0198042310
9780199788378
0199788375