Biting the Wax Tadpole: Confessions of a Language Fanatic, (Paperback)

from juliayoung

I enjoyed this book's humor; it doesn't take itself seriously. The author, rather than being uptight, revels in the joys of language and grammar. Unfortunately, for those of us like me, who can't keep tenses and parts of speech and their uses separate, she doesn't spend a lot of time explaining t...

from HippieLunatic

Little's exploration of the immense world of language is an interesting and intriguing read. Yes, she assumes some knowledge of grammar from her readers, but even if you don't have that knowledge, there is still insight to be gained. There are tidbits of uniqueness for nearly all the major langua...

from atiara

If you're interested enough in language to read this book, you're probably already familiar with a lot of the material. If you're not already interested in language, this book probably contains too much grammar for you.

from TheDivineOomba

What a lovely book that I don't remember anything about! First off, Elizabeth Little knows her language. She also knows that language grammar isn't always the easiest, or most entertaining of subjects. She manages to describe all sorts of different languages and how they are classified while keep...

from vpfluke

This was a fun book to read on languages. It is not a real introduction to linguistics, but you are edged into the variety of languages and how their grammar differs, soem by quite a bit from English. Discussions are wide ranging: l. Acquiring second and third anguages. 2. How some languages diff...