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A playful and erudite look at the origins of language In the beginning there was one language—one tongue that Adam used to compose the first poem, an elegy fo
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How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." In Adam's Tongue, Derek Bickerton—long a leading authority in this field—shows how an
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The Clash of Images
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The Clash of Images is a sweet, Borgesian mix of bildungsroman memoir, family history, short-story collection, fable, and literary criticism. Written in a grace
Tongue Twister (+300 Funny, Tricky, Tough Tongue-Twisters for Kids and Adults)
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-03 - Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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A tongue twister is a phrase that's supposed to be difficult to articulate properly. Often times, they take practice to say correctly. Tongue twisters are good