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Language Made Plain

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Language Made Plain
First edition
AuthorAnthony Burgess
LanguageEnglish
Subjectlinguistics
PublisherEnglish Universities Press
Publication date
1964
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typehardcover
Pages196
ISBN0-340-04770-4

Language Made Plain by Anthony Burgess is a brief overview of the field of linguistics.

Contents of Book

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Without dealing specifically with any one language, it provides an introduction to semantics, phonetics, and the development of language.

Later Book

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Burgess later incorporated most of Language Made Plain into the first half of the book A Mouthful of Air.

References

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Burgess, Anthony (December 1964). Language Made Plain. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. ISBN 0-340-04770-4.