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David Crystal Title: "The Mick Jagger of Linguistics" (The Guardian) Creds: Wrote 120+ books, advised Shakespeare’s Globe Fun Fact: Created the first encyclopedia of LOLspeak
大卫·克里斯特尔
A Whimsical Journey Through the Wonders of Human Speech
This charming guide by the world’s foremost linguist explores language with childlike curiosity: 🗣️ 3 Fascinating Angles:
1️⃣ Language Birth – How babies babble their way to fluency
2️⃣ Global Linguistic Oddities – Untranslatable words and disappearing dialects
3️⃣ Digital Revolution – Emoji as the newest "language" evolution Why Language Lovers Adore It?
✓ Packed with "Who Knew?" Facts – English has 1,025 words for "drunk"
✓ Playful Format – Chapters as short as haikus
✓ Time-Travel Effect – From cave paintings to ChatGPT
语言奇趣之旅:从婴儿咿呀到AI对话
语言学泰斗大卫·克里斯特尔以童趣视角揭秘语言的奥秘: 🗣️ 三大迷人视角:
1️⃣ 语言诞生记 – 婴儿如何从咿呀学语到流畅表达
2️⃣ 全球语言奇观 – 不可译的词汇与濒危方言
3️⃣ 数字革命 – 表情符号如何成为新"语言"
语言爱好者必读理由:
✓ 冷知识爆棚 – 英语有1025个"醉酒"的同义词
✓ 轻阅读设计 – 章节短如俳句
✓ 时空穿越感 – 从洞穴壁画到ChatGPT的对话演变
Perfect For 最佳读者
• Word nerds who collect etymologies
• Parents tracking kids’ language development
• Writers seeking inspiration in linguistic quirks
• 痴迷词源学的文字控
• 关注孩子语言发展的家长
• 从语言怪癖中寻找灵感的作家
Golden Nugget:
"All languages are equally complex – just complex in different ways."
真知灼见:
"所有语言都同样复杂——只是复杂的方式不同。"
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