Language Made Plain

Language Made Plain

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name = Language Made Plain
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author = Anthony Burgess
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country = United Kingdom
language = English language
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subject = linguistics
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publisher = Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
release_date = December 1964
media_type = hardcover
pages = 196
size_weight = 1.74 pounds
isbn = ISBN 0-34004-770-4
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"Language Made Plain" by Anthony Burgess is a brief overview of the field of linguistics. Without dealing specifically with any one language, it provides an introduction to semantics, phonetics, and the development of language.

Burgess later incorporated most of "Language Made Plain" into the first half of "A Mouthful of Air", which then goes on to deal almost exclusively with the English language.

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