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The Gift of Language

Author(s):

Schlauch, Margaret

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Softcover

Volume Condition:

Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

2nd Edition

Impression:

–

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Dover Publications

Publication Year:

1955

Publication Place:

New York, NY, USA

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

045356

Catalogue(s):

Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages

£12.60

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Second edition (a corrected, unabridged republication of the 1942 edition which was published under the title The Gift of Tongues). x, 342pp. Printed light card covers. 8vo. Covers are rubbed around edges and joints, a little faded and worn with some visible shelf wear on the rear panel. text block edges a little darkened. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

A once-popular introduction to the science of language, the origins of English, the history of words, the nature of grammar and the effects on language of propaganda and politics.

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