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02478aam a22003858i 4500 001 D3A14E40166311EA9B100A4E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191204010031 008 190820s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019030204 020 $a 1324004258 020 $a 9781324004257 035 $a (OCoLC)1102473510 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a P112 S33 2020 100 1 $a Shariatmadari, David $e author. 245 10 $a Don't believe a word : $b the surprising truth about language / $c David Shariatmadari. 250 $a First American edition. 263 $a 2001 264 1 $a New York : $b W. W. Norton & Company, $c 2020. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it should be used. A dialect is inferior to a language. The problem is, none of these statements are true. In Don't Believe a Word, linguist David Shariatmadari explodes nine common myths about language and introduces us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics. By the end of this eye- opening tour, readers will understand that grammatical "errors" are in fact the foundation of modern English; that the meaning of a word is not what a dictionary says, but how it's used; and that the difference between what gets labelled a "language" or "dialect" is political, rather than scientific. Don't Believe a Word offers an accessible and thorough introduction to the science behind one of the most essential aspects of our daily life"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Language is going to the dogs -- A word's origin is its true meaning -- I control what comes out of my mouth -- We can't talk to the animals -- You can't translate this word -- Italian is a language -- What you say is what you mean -- Some languages are better than others -- Language is an instinct. 650 0 $a Language and languages. 650 7 $a Language and languages. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00992154 941 $a 5 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629014350.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20211102014220.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20200829010432.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20200319010319.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200110011953.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D3A14E40166311EA9B100A4E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search