{"product_id":"dont-believe-a-word-the-surprising-truth-about-language-9781324004257","title":"Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth about Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eThink you know language? Think again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe language you speak could make you more prone to accidents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwear words are produced in a special part of your brain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past few decades, we have reached new frontiers of linguistic knowledge. Linguists can now explain how and why language changes, describe its structures, and map its activity in the brain. But despite these advances, much of what people believe about language is based on folklore, instinct, or hearsay. We imagine a word's origin is it's \"true\" meaning, that foreign languages are full of \"untranslatable\" words, or that grammatical mistakes undermine English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDon't Believe A Word\u003c\/i\u003e, linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our prejudices in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploding nine widely held myths about language while introducing us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics, Shariatmadari is an energetic guide to the beauty and quirkiness of humanity's greatest achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324004257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2019 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Shariatmadari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648974942364,"sku":"9781324004257","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_26bde238-9b0b-476b-88bc-8556a4537143.jpg?v=1603871624","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dont-believe-a-word-the-surprising-truth-about-language-9781324004257","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}