Grenze(n)loze taal
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Iedereen gebruikt taal, maar iedereen doet dat op zijn eigen manier. Wat is taal, eigenlijk?
Wetenschappers denken al decennialang over na. Kun je een nieuwe taal maken? Is taal typisch voor mensen? Zijn de uitdrukkingsmogelijkheden in taal eindeloos of zijn er beperkingen op wat je kunt zeggen? En is non-verbale communicatie ook taal?
De auteurs van Grenze(n)loze taal nemen je mee op een reis langs deze en vele andere vragen en denken na over hoe taalgebruik vorm krijgt door geografische, sociale, culturele, fysieke en historische grenzen. Dit boek geeft daarmee een veelzijdige inkijk in actueel, interdisciplinair onderzoek van het Meertens Instituut rond de Nederlandse taal en cultuur in Nederland en de wereld.
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