{"product_id":"four-words-for-friend-marek-kohn-9780300251517","title":"Four Words for Friend: The Rewards of Using More Than One Language in a Divided World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compelling argument about the importance of using more than one language in today's world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a world that has English as its global language and rapidly advancing translation technology, it's easy to assume that the need to use more than one language will diminish--but Marek Kohn argues that plural language use is more important than ever. In a divided world, it helps us to understand ourselves and others better, to live together better, and to make the most of our various cultures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kohn, whom the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e has called \"one of the best science writers we have,\" brings together perspectives from psychology, evolutionary thought, politics, literature, and everyday experience. He explores how people acquire languages; how they lose them; how they can regain them; how different languages may affect people's perceptions, their senses of self, and their relationships with each other; and how to resolve the fundamental contradiction of languages, that they exist as much to prevent communication as to make it happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marek Kohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300251513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300251517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Marek Kohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491666063615,"sku":"9780300251517","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62576004-f32a-4010-b636-0fabeb7bd459.jpg?v=1699452519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/four-words-for-friend-marek-kohn-9780300251517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}