Michael Erard (born 27 December 1967) 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
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Notable works
Books
*Erard, Michael (2007). ''Um…: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean''. New York: Pantheon.
*Erard, Michael (2012)
''Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners'' New York: Free Press.
in ''The New York Times
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'', 20 January 2012.
Articles
*Erard, Michael (2005)
'The Gift of the Gab'
''New Scientist
''New Scientist'' is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organ ...
'', 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
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...
'', 21 September.
*Erard, Michael (2019)
'Pete Buttigieg’s Language Magic Is Textbook Polyglot Mythmaking'
''The Atlantic
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science.
It was founded in 185 ...
'', 29 April.
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1967 births
American male journalists
American non-fiction writers
Living people
University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
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