How Long to Read Are Some Languages Better Than Others?

How Long Does it Take to Read Are Some Languages Better Than Others??

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Are Some Languages Better Than Others? by Robert M. W. Dixon

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book sets out to answer a question that many linguists have been hesitant to ask: are some languages better than others? Can we say, for instance, that because German has three genders and French only two, German is a better language in this respect? Jarawara, spoken in the Amazonian jungle, has two ways of showing possession: one for a part (e.g. 'Father's foot') and the other for something which is owned and can be given away or sold (e.g. 'Father's knife'); is it thus a better language, in this respect, than English, which marks all possession in the same way? R. M. W. Dixon begins by outlining what he feels are the essential components of any language, such as the ability to pose questions, command actions, and provide statements. He then discusses desirable features including gender agreement, tenses, and articles, before concluding with his view of what the ideal language would look like - and an explanation of why it does not and probably never will exist. Written in the author's usual accessible and engaging style, and full of personal anecdotes and unusual linguistic phenomena, the book will be of interest to all general language enthusiasts as well as to a linguistics student audience, and particularly to anyone with an interest in linguistic typology.

How long is Are Some Languages Better Than Others??

Are Some Languages Better Than Others? by Robert M. W. Dixon is 283 pages long, and a total of 71,599 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Are Some Languages Better Than Others? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Are Some Languages Better Than Others? aloud.

What Reading Level is Are Some Languages Better Than Others??

Are Some Languages Better Than Others? is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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