How Language Works
Read this summary in any language — built-in translation in the reader.
What’s it about?
A grand tour of language as a living, ever-changing ecosystem—from sounds and syntax to dialects and digital dialects—revealing the miracle behind everyday speech.
You’ll learn
- Language is an arbitrary, layered code
- Speech is a complex physical ballet
- Children acquire grammar instinctively
- Dialects reflect social identity, not correctness