The 5-Minute Linguist - 3rd Edition by Caroline Myrick & Walt Wolfram (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The book is intended for non-specialists, an upbeat introduction to language and linguistics for general readers. The chapters are short (three to five pages), suitable for browsing or reading on the move, and its style is intentionally light--more like what used to be called 'fireside chats'--or, somewhat more currently, 'speed-dating events.' In fact, it was born as a series of radio chats called Talkin' About Talk, which in 2005 was part of a celebration of the 'Year of Languages' in the United States. The essays have an informal tone because of the on-air persona of the narrator, a knowledgeable and amiable guide whose task it was to de-mystify the sometimes complex subject of language for a wide range of listeners. Each week the narrator talked about a language-related topic in a relaxed, conversational style for exactly five minutes--thus the title of the book. The third edition of this has been expanded by 14 new chapters covering contemporary topics of interest or subjects overlooked in the earlier editions (2006, 2011). Furthermore, chapters from previous editions were updated. We hope that this expansion has made the collection more comprehensive and current while remaining faithful to its guiding principles: What do people who are not in the language field want to know about language? What are some of their major misconceptions? What do our readers want to know about learning or using languages? The resulting essays, each with a question as its title, are what we like to think of as a savory platter of linguistic hors d'oeuvres, something to whet your appetite and invite you to proceed to a more substantial dish of linguistics"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>The 5-Minute Linguist</i> provides a lively, reader-friendly introduction to the subject of language suitable for the general reader and beginning students. The book offers brief essays on more than 60 intriguing questions such as What's the difference between a language and a dialect? Can animals understand us? What causes foreign accents? and How is language used on social media? These are conveniently organized into 12 topical areas that include What is Linguistics, Language and Thought, Language and Society, and Language and Technology, among others. Each essay is written by a leading authority in the specialization who offers succinct, insightful answers to questions that most of us have wondered about, with follow-up references to more in-depth reading on each question. The third edition adds new topics now at the forefront of linguistics and updates others, serving as an unrivaled introduction to the mysteries and intrigue of language. The third edition of this book was produced under the sponsorship of the Linguistic Society of America.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The book contains many strengths, one of which is providing readers with more than a purely superficial knowledge about linguistics, and doing so in very short chapters that avoid highly technical language. . . . Another praiseworthy feature of the book is the extensive range of subfields within the discipline of linguistics included in the volume. The breadth of topics touched on provides readers with a realistic picture of the scope of linguistics. . . . In sum, The Five-Minute Linguist is a very solid work, one which sets out to achieve a very worthy goal and indisputably succeeds in that effort." --Gitterman, Martin R., LINGUIST List 31.1619, 5/14/2020<br>
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