A Mouthful of Air (book)

A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English is a book on linguistics by Anthony Burgess published in 1992.

Topics Topics covered in the book include: the mechanics of linguistic sounds; the development of the English language, and its connections with other languages; the making of dictionaries; the importance of slang; the International Phonetic Alphabet; the role of dialect; the best way to learn a foreign language; and a look at specific languages (including Russian, Japanese, and Malay).

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