{"product_id":"dont-believe-a-word-9781474608435","title":"Don't Believe A Word","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEveryone likes to think they know a bit about language:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere's a term in Portuguese you simply can't translate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe origin of a word tells you how it should be used\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStandards of grammar have taken a nosedive recently\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe real meaning of 'disinterested' is 'unbiased'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComputers will soon be able to speak like human beings\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dialect is inferior to a language\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe problem is, none of these statements is true.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 most of us know as much about language today as we did about physics before Galileo, and the little we know is still largely based on folklore, instinct or hearsay.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn DON'T BELIEVE A WORD 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. Exploding nine widely-held myths about language while introducing us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics, David Shariatmadari is an energetic guide to the beauty and quirkiness of humanity's greatest achievement.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127495987406,"sku":"9781474608435","price":29.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781474608435_a.png?v=1692698229","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/dont-believe-a-word-9781474608435","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}