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When a friend of mine recommended this to me as a psycholinguistic thriller, I knew I had to give it a go, and I'm glad I did. This book both manages to treat linguistics with some genuine respect, and it's a thriller that I would consider reading a second time---both of which are hard to do.
As far as the linguistics goes (because, hey, linguist here), I really was thrilled to see a book featuring linguistics as a thing that did it responsibly. Even if the basic premise is implausible, the bits ...more
As far as the linguistics goes (because, hey, linguist here), I really was thrilled to see a book featuring linguistics as a thing that did it responsibly. Even if the basic premise is implausible, the bits ...more
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