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024693
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Toronto, Kids Can Press, 2013.
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44pBlue Spine
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How did language come to be? Why can we speak, while cats and dogs can't? When, how, and where did our 7,000 world languages come from? Isabella looks at languages-- spoken, written and signed-- to find out where they came from and how they're changing.
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Let's chitchat
Speak up!
Language is...
How language came to be
Talking in (genetic) code
Language families
The sky is...black
Language extinction
Languages in danger
Saving languages
How languages morph
Where do words come from?
Out with the old...
...and in with the new
Slanguistics
Invented languages
Written language
Which alphabet?
Unspoken languages
The last word.
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9781554537877 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 022543 | 401/ISA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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000793
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Mumbai, Egmont Imagination (India) Ltd., 2001.
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57pBlue Spine
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Disney Children's Encyclopedia
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Introduces the various ways of communicating and how communication has evolved with time.
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Introducing communications
Getting in touch
Words and language
Body language
Signs and symbols
Coded messages
Writing it down
Tools for writing
Sending a letter
Printed words and pictures
Reading the news
Advertising
Sounds and signals
Radio waves
Using radio
The telephone line
Routing a call
Satellites
Comics, cartoons, and movies
Television
Using computers
Computers in communication
The internet
High-tech communicatiojns
Glossary of key words
Index
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Hb.
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| 003590 | 302.2/DIS | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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006803
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pGreen Spine
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Great Inventions
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Describes the various means of communication along with their history and relevance.
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Writing, 3500 BC
Maps, 2300 BC
Paper, AD 105
Book, 350
Printing press, 1454
Pencil, c. 1565
Semaphore, 1794
Machine-powered printing, 1811
Braille, 1827
Electric telegraph, 1837
Postal service, 1840
Fax machine, 1843
Typewriter, 1868
Telephone, 1876
Fountain pen, 1884
Photocopier, 1938
Communications satellite, 1960
Mobile phone, 1979
Email, 1982
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0431132453 Pb.
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ID:
019897
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Watertown, Charlesbridge, 2005.
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48pBeige Spine
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See how the Roman alphabet began and how it has changed and evolved through the years.
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9781570916106 Pb.
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| 018743 | 428.1/ROB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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009026
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USA, Silver Dolphin Books, 2001.
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84pGrey Spine
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Datafiles
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Presents the world of media and communications in five chapters, with FAQ's, ready reference facts and figures about the world of media and descriptions of what it is like to work in the media.
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Overview
FAQ's
In focus
Jobfile
Factfile
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1571454799 Hb.
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025176
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London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 1996.
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32pWhite spine
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I Wonder Why
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Questions and answers explore the world of animal and human communication, under such headings as "When did a picture first tell a story," "Do languages change?" and "How does a telephone work?"
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0753405199 Hb.
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ID:
022895
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You talking to me?: Discover the world of words, codes, emojis, signs, slang, smoke signals, barks, babbles, growls, gestures, hieroglyphics & more
/ Ham, Catherine
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2017
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California, MoonDance, 2017.
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96pDark blue spine
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Explores various forms of language and communication through human and natural history.
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ch. 1 Speaking of Language
ch. 2 Not Saying a Word
ch. 3 Roar, Squeak, Animals Speak!.
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978163322150 Hb.
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| 021160 | 302.2/HAM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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