TY - BOOK AU - Crystal,David TI - A little book of language SN - 9780300155334 U1 - 400 CRY PY - 2010/// PB - Yale University Press KW - Language acquisition N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why the story of language deserves retelling ER -