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Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars McWhorter, John (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley)
Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars
McWhorter, John (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley)
In Language Interrupted, linguist John McWhorter agrees that all languages are complex, but questions whether or not they are all equally complex. The topic of complexity has become a hot issue in recent years, particularly in creole studies, historical linguistics, and language contact.
332 pages, 11 illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 21, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195309805 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 163 × 31 mm · 663 g |
| Language | English |