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Bouche bée, tout ouïe

Bouche bée, tout ouïe

Taylor, Alex

Paperback

Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 2709630699
ISBN13: 9782709630696
Publisher: Editions J.C. Lattes
Published: Feb 21 2022
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: French
Did you know that the most widely spoken language in the world, Mandarin Chinese, has no word for yes or no? Are you aware that a staggering number of people get by very well without the use of extravagant verbs such as to be and to have or definite and indefinite articles that we use in even the most insignificant phrases? Did you know that the Japanese do not have a word for water, that the Dutch do not smile but have glowing laughs, and that, contrary to popular belief, French is a much more humorous language than English? Even as a linguist, Alex Taylor didn't know all this. The book is an exploration of the no man's land of the dictionary, the ideas that different languages express and sometimes what it means when they have no words. Alex Taylor has become the Mr. Europe of French media. A journalist and producer, he has hosted numerous television shows. After Journal d'un apprenti pervers (Lattès, 2007), he comes back to his favorite subject: languages.

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