Language: The Dress of Ideas

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Language: The Dress of Ideas

Elizabeth Little talks about the joys and perils of speaking Chinese. Larry Smith & Rachel Fershleiser edit Smith Magazine and collected six word memoirs. Derek Bickerton is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii, and author of two books on Creole show more...

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Language: The Dress of Ideas
Elizabeth Little talks about the joys and perils of speaking Chinese. Larry Smith & Rachel ...

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