Santos, Victor D. O.
Summary: "This illustrated riddle introduces children to language's impact on human culture and history"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.44 SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SANPinker, Steven
Summary: Steve Pinker discusses the idea that language is an instinct, as innate to us as flying is to geese. This book covers the biological origin, acquisition by children and the grammatical structure of human language.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Folio Society 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 401 PINMora, Pat
Summary: "An inspiring collection of the author's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 MORPinker, Steven
Summary: "In Words and Rules, Pinker explains the profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively single phenomenon and examining it from every angle. The phenomenon - regular and irregular verbs - connects an astonishing array of topics in the sciences and humanities: the history of languages; the theories of Noam Chomsky and his critics; the attempts to simulate language using computer...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 415.21 PINSims, Nandi
Summary: "What are the variations of the English language? This book takes students across the country to learn about different regional cultures and how they impact the English language we speak"--OCLC.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 401 SIMRichards, Mary Agnes
Summary: "A History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to share thoughts using words. Written in a lively narrative style, this book presents a history of the world through language, introducing young readers to the civilizations, inventions, and writers who have shaped the way we communicate. Divided into themed chapters to help young minds grasp difficult concepts, the book...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 417.7 RICChomsky, Noam.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Free Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 401 CHOMcWhorter, John H.
Summary: "With more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world, it's no wonder that linguistics, the study of language, has a reputation for being complex and inaccessible. But here's a secret: There's a lot that's quirky and intriguing about how human language works--and much of it is downright fun to learn about. Every day, linguists ponder and try to solve some of the most intriguing scientific,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 410 MCWEliot, Hannah
Summary: Learn how to say "I love you" in ten different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2017
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE ELIMercieca, Jennifer R.
Summary: "Political communication expert Jennifer Mercieca shows how the Trump campaign expertly used the common rhetorical techniques of a demagogue, a word with two contradictory definitions--"a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power" or "a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times" (Merriam-Webster, 2019). These...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Texas A&M University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 MERSummary: An overview of the uses and abuses of the English language from the pages of Verbatim magazine features contributions by Richard Lederer, Jesse Sheidlower, and Joe Queenan on everything from the use of language in the Bible to the components of a Britishsoccer chant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 400 VERBodmer, Frederick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 409 BODSummary: Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by John McWhorter, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, based on his courses in Linguistics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 UNDTammet, Daniel
Summary: Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of essays, Daniel Tammet answers these and many other questions about the intricacy and profound power of language. Tammet goes back in time to explore the numeric language of his autistic childhood; he looks at the music and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 TAMPinker, Steven
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow and Co. 1994