Language Imperative: The Power of Language to Enrich Your Life & Expand Your Mind

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Year: 2000
Pages: 276
Binding Paperback
ISBN 738204285

Product Code: 756760941

Description

Suzette Haden Elgin. Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts & emotions. But is there more to language than just “talk?” Can learning languages really change the way you think? Best-selling author & linguistic scholar Elgin examines the power of language to shape our lives. She confronts some of the most pressing issues parents & educators face today: Is it a good or bad idea for Americans to have command of more than one language? Should learning languages be a luxury for only the rich? Or should it be a goal of the public educational system as well? Based on solid science & filled with personal insights, this book should be read by anyone interested in how words shape our lives, both as individuals & as a nation.

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