Planet Word: The Story of Language from the Earliest Grunts to Twitter and Beyond
Language: English
Published by Penguin Group, London, England, 2011
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Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, first thus, 1065g, 444pgs, blank endpapers, includes foreword by Stephen Fry. To accompany the BBC Series. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and only very light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with moderate shelf wear and scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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- Title
- Planet Word: The Story of Language from the Earliest Grunts to Twitter and Beyond
- Author
- Davidson, J. P.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group, London, England
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0718157745
- ISBN 13
- 9780718157746
- Edition
- First Thus
- Item weight
- 1.06 grams
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- History, Literary Criticism/History
Unravel the mysteries of language with J.P. Davidson's remarkable Planet Word.
'The way you speak is who you are and the tones of your voice and the tricks of your emailing and tweeting and letter-writing, can be recognised unmistakably in the minds of those who know and love you.' Stephen Fry
From feral children to fairy-tale princesses, secrets codes, invented languages - even a language that was eaten! - Planet Word uncovers everything you didn't know you needed to know about how language evolves. Learn the tricks to political propaganda, why we can talk but animals can't, discover 3,000-year-old clay tablets that discussed beer and impotence and test yourself at textese - do you know your RMEs from your LOLs? Meet the 105-year-old man who invented modern-day Chinese and all but eradicated illiteracy, and find out why language caused the go-light in Japan to be blue. From the dusty scrolls of the past to the unknown digital future, and with (heart) the first graphic to enter the OED, are we already well on our way to a language without words?
In a round-the-world trip of a lifetime, discover all this and more as J. P. Davidson travels across our gloriously, endlessly intriguing multilingual Planet Word.
John Paul Davidson is a film and television director and producer. After studying at Bristol University and completing his doctoral field work in The University of Malysia, he joined the BBC's Travel and Exploration Unit as their resident anthropologist.
Stephen Fry's film, stage, radio and television credits are numerous and wide-ranging. He has written, produced, directed, acted in or presented productions as varied as Wilde, Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Fry's English Delight and QI. After writing many successful books, his recent memoir The Fry Chronicles was a number one bestseller.
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About the Author
John Paul Davidson is a film and television director and producer. After completing his doctoral field work in Malaysia, he joined the BBC's Travel and Exploration Unit as their resident anthropologist and learned how to say 'action' in over fifty languages.
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. He currently hosts the popular quiz show QI. His recent memoir, The Fry Chronicles, was a number one bestseller.
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