Questions about language what everyone should know about language in the 21st century - Bauer, Laurie, 1949- editor; Calude, Andreea S., editor (New York Routledge, 2020)
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Introduction -- 1. Do animals communicate using a language? / Stephen R. Anderson -- 2. Is talking work doing work? / Jo Angouri and Ifigenia Machili -- 3. What makes a language a language? / Laurie Bauer -- 4. Do people swear because they don't know enough words? / Kate Burridge -- 5. Is written language better than spoken language? / Andreea S. Calude -- 6. Is language change good or bad?/ Lyle Campbell and Russell Barlow -- 7. Are the sounds of language influenced by climate, environment and biology? / Dan Dediu and Scott R. Moisik -- 8. Can you tell someone's sexuality from the way they speak? / Evan Hazenberg -- 9. Is learning a signed language easier than learning a spoken language? / Sara Pivac Alexander and George Major -- 10. Can you forget your native language? / Monika S. Schmid -- 11. Can people really disguise themselves when writing or speaking? / Corinne A. Seals and Natalie Schilling -- 12. What is universal about intonation? / Paul Warren -- Index
Keywords: Language and languages; Language and languages -- Miscellanea