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Language around the world / written by Gill Budgell ; illustrated by Katy Halford

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0744080061
  • 9780744080063
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is language? -- Let's communicate! -- Letters, sounds and symbols -- Body language -- baby talk -- Language learners for life -- Ancient languages -- World language families -- Why and how does language change? -- People on the move in modern times -- Use your language or lose it -- All languages are meaningful -- Language learning across time -- Different languages have different words and meanings -- What;s in a name? -- Your language and what matters -- Music, art and performance -- Codes -- Animal talk -- Language record breakers and cool facts -- A visual roadmap of language -- Working with language.
Summary: "Humans' use of language is one of our distinguishing features. Language allows us to communicate what we think, what we want, what we feel and what we have learned. Some 100,000 years ago, humans began speaking. Since then, we have developed nearly 7000 languages. Languages are living things; they evolve and change over time. They even travel! People carry their language with them and spread it. Large language families even have their own family trees, such as Spanish, French, English. Different languages can be mixed and combined to create new languages with similar words, pronunciation and grammar rules. Languages can even become extinct if they are not shared and learned by each new generation. Spoken languages are not the only way we communicate. Sign language, braille, symbols, music, art, computer codes - humans have invented numerous ways of communicating. Sharing feelings, thoughts and ideas through the power of language is an essential part of being human"--Publisher's description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover fascinating facts about communication in all its forms, from around the world and over time

Engaging factual writing introduces young readers to the most interesting aspects of languages, how they evolve and change over time.

Humans' use of language is one of our distinguishing features. Language allows us to communicate what we think, what we want, what we feel, and what we have learned. Some 100,000 years ago, humans began speaking. Since then, we have developed nearly 7000 languages. Languages are living things; they evolve and change over time. They even travel! People carry their language with them and spread it. Large language families even have their own family trees, such as Spanish, French, English. Different languages can be mixed and combined to create new languages with similar words, pronunciation, and grammar rules. Languages can even become extinct if they are not shared and learned by each new generation. Spoken languages are not the only way we communicate. Sign language, Morse code, semaphore, smoke signals, computer codes - humans have invented numerous ways of communicating. Sharing feelings, thoughts, and ideas through the power of language is an essential part of being human.

Includes index.

What is language? -- Let's communicate! -- Letters, sounds and symbols -- Body language -- baby talk -- Language learners for life -- Ancient languages -- World language families -- Why and how does language change? -- People on the move in modern times -- Use your language or lose it -- All languages are meaningful -- Language learning across time -- Different languages have different words and meanings -- What;s in a name? -- Your language and what matters -- Music, art and performance -- Codes -- Animal talk -- Language record breakers and cool facts -- A visual roadmap of language -- Working with language.

"Humans' use of language is one of our distinguishing features. Language allows us to communicate what we think, what we want, what we feel and what we have learned. Some 100,000 years ago, humans began speaking. Since then, we have developed nearly 7000 languages. Languages are living things; they evolve and change over time. They even travel! People carry their language with them and spread it. Large language families even have their own family trees, such as Spanish, French, English. Different languages can be mixed and combined to create new languages with similar words, pronunciation and grammar rules. Languages can even become extinct if they are not shared and learned by each new generation. Spoken languages are not the only way we communicate. Sign language, braille, symbols, music, art, computer codes - humans have invented numerous ways of communicating. Sharing feelings, thoughts and ideas through the power of language is an essential part of being human"--Publisher's description.

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