Michael Erard Explained

Michael Erard
Birth Date:	1967 12, df=yes
Occupation:	Non-fiction writer and journalist
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Texas at Austin
Awards:	Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award 2016 (from the Linguistic Society of America)

Michael Erard (born 27 December 1967)^[1] is an American non-fiction writer and journalist. He holds an M.A. (linguistics) and a Ph.D. (English) from the University of Texas at Austin.^[2]

Notable works

Books

• Erard, Michael (2007). Um…: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean. New York: Pantheon.^{[3] [4]}
• Erard, Michael (2012). Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners. New York: Free Press.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Articles

• Erard, Michael (2005). 'The Gift of the Gab'. New Scientist, 8 January, .‍
• Erard, Michael (2012). 'King of the Hyperpolyglots'. The Morning News, 10 January.
• Erard, Michael (2012). 'The Polyglot of Bologna'. The Public Domain Review, 26 June.
• Erard, Michael (2016). 'Why Australia is Home to One of the Largest Language Families in the World'. Science, 21 September.
• Erard, Michael (2019). 'Pete Buttigieg’s Language Magic Is Textbook Polyglot Mythmaking'. The Atlantic, 29 April.

Notes and References

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2. http://sites.utexas.edu/shelflife/2012/02/27/a-qa-with-michael-erard-author-of-babel-no-more/ 'A Q&A with Michael Erard, Author of “Babel No More”'
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/books/24book.html?_r=0 Review
4. https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB118792053559707527 Review
5. http://www.babelnomore.com/ Official Babel No More website
6. http://www.economist.com/node/21542170 Review
7. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/babel-no-more-the-search-for-the-worlds-most-extraordinary-language-learners-by-michael-erard-book-review.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Review