A review by sondaire
Language: The Basics by R.L. Trask

5.0

Language is my passion (and my degree subject) so it was almost a certainty going in that I'd enjoy this. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find how accessible it was, and I can imagine that for people who had no knowledge whatsoever it would be a good place to start to learn a lot. There were moments of humour dotted all throughout, and I found myself reading it cover to cover as though it were a novel. It would definitely be easy to read each section individually though, as the topics are separated very clearly. I'd definitely recommend it for all people, whether they have a background in linguistics or not!