Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language Daniel Tammet Hodder2017Hardback282pp216x134mm 9780340961308 Product Code: 507070 Details Daniel Tammet, author of the bestselling memoir Born on a Blue Day, here draws on his own experiences as an autistic person and a polyglot to e... DetailsBackDetailsDaniel Tammet, author of the bestselling memoir Born on a Blue Day, here draws on his own experiences as an autistic person and a polyglot to explore what the intricacies and oddities of human language can teach us about ourselves. His 15 essays cover such topics as the art of translation, sign languages, the music and patterns of words, the grammar of telephone conversations and the rules that prescribe acceptable Icelandic names. Slightly off-mint.Read moreRead less publ £18.99now £6.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesLiteratureReferenceTagsBiographyLanguage & linguisticsMedicine