{"product_id":"language-matters-a-guide-to-everyday-questions-about-language-paperback","title":"Language Matters: A Guide to Everyday Questions about Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Jo Napoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVera Lee-Schoenfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on these questions one way or another. Yet as linguists Donna Jo Napoli and Vera Lee-Schoenfeld point out in this short and thoroughly readable volume, many of our most deeply held ideas about the nature of language and its role in our lives are either misconceived or influenced by myths and stereotypes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage Matters\u003c\/em\u003e provides a highly informative tour of the world of language, examining these and other vexing and controversial language-related questions. Throughout, Napoli and Lee-Schoenfeld encourage and lead the reader to use common-sense and everyday experience rather than preconceived notions or technical linguistic expertise. Both their questions and their conclusions are surprising, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis thoroughly revised second edition updates the book with a new co-author, and includes new chapters on language and power, language extinction, and what it is linguists actually do. \u003cem\u003eLanguage Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to engage both general readers and students of language and linguistics at any level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Jo. Napoli\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVera Lee-Schoenfeld\u003c\/strong\u003e is Visting Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754018537760,"sku":"9780199735716","price":70.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e38e14fd76ca503c4eba0480466dcc88.webp?v=1780031591","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/language-matters-a-guide-to-everyday-questions-about-language-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}