{"product_id":"the-power-of-babel-a-natural-history-of-language","title":"The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language","description":"Used Paperback in Very Good condition. \u003cp\u003eThere are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull of humor and imaginative insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Babel\u003c\/i\u003e draws its illustrative examples from languages around the world, including pidgins, Creoles, and nonstandard dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 006052085X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 006052085X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 006052085X\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McWhorter, John","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53939657802011,"sku":"mon0000800852","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/14498433482209.jpg?v=1789334182","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/the-power-of-babel-a-natural-history-of-language","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}