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02085aam a2200325Ki 4500 001 95EADBB06CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190502010142 008 180731s2019 ctu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780300231083 020 $a 0300231083 035 $a (OCoLC)1046549717 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d YDXIT $d SILO 050 4 $a P115 $b .K64 2019 082 04 $a 306.446 $2 23 100 1 $a Kohn, Marek, $e author. 245 10 $a Four words for friend : $b why using more than one language matters now more than ever / $c Marek Kohn. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a vii, 250 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a In a world that has English as its global language and rapidly advancing translation technology, it's easy to assume that the need to use more than one language will diminish-but Marek Kohn argues that plural language use is more important than ever. In a divided world, it helps us to understand ourselves and others better, to live together better, and to make the most of our various cultures. Kohn, whom the Guardian has called "one of the best science writers we have," brings together perspectives from psychology, evolutionary thought, politics, literature, and everyday experience. He explores how people acquire languages; how they lose them; how they can regain them; how different languages may affect people's perceptions, their senses of self, and their relationships with each other; and how to resolve the fundamental contradiction of languages, that they exist as much to prevent communication as to make it happen. 650 0 $a Bilingualism. 650 0 $a Sociolinguistics. 650 7 $a Bilingualism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00831739 650 7 $a Sociolinguistics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01123847 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724074315.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190605010746.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=95EADBB06CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search