Four words for friend: why using more than one language matters now more than ever (Record no. 51117)
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| fixed length control field | 01491 a2200193 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 190921b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780300231083 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.446 KOH |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kohn, Marek |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Four words for friend: why using more than one language matters now more than ever |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2019 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Haven: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vii;250p. |
| Other physical details | hb; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | USD |
| Price amount | 27.50 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In a world that has English as its global language and rapidly advancing translation technology, it's easy to assume that the need to use more than one language will diminish-but Marek Kohn argues that plural language use is more important than ever. In a divided world, it helps us to understand ourselves and others better, to live together better, and to make the most of our various cultures. Kohn, whom the Guardian has called "one of the best science writers we have," brings together perspectives from psychology, evolutionary thought, politics, literature, and everyday experience. He explores how people acquire languages; how they lose them; how they can regain them; how different languages may affect people's perceptions, their senses of self, and their relationships with each other; and how to resolve the fundamental contradiction of languages, that they exist as much to prevent communication as to make it happen.<br/><br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bilingualism. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sociolinguistics. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Multilingualism. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 20/09/2019 | Astha Book Agency | 1986.88 | 2 | 306.446 KOH | 028017 | 14/08/2023 | 06/08/2023 | 1 | 1986.88 | Books |
