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A fascinating introduction to a uniquely human trait, this book guides the reader about how human language actually works.
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Asya M. Pereltsvaig has taught linguistics at Yale and Stanford, and has been teaching in several lifelong education programs since 2010. Her most recent book, Languages of the World: An Introduction, 4th edition (2023) was also published by Cambridge University Press.
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