Growing Up With Language
Author : Naomi Baron
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 1993-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780201624809
Author : Naomi Baron
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 1993-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780201624809
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Publisher : Remedia Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,31 MB
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ISBN : 9781596394896
Author : Daniel L. Everett
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 087140477X
A Buzzfeed Gift Guide Selection “Few books on the biological and cultural origin of humanity can be ranked as classics. I believe [this] will be one of them.” — Edward O. Wilson At the time of its publication, How Language Began received high acclaim for capturing the fascinating history of mankind’s most incredible creation. Deemed a “bombshell” linguist and “instant folk hero” by Tom Wolfe (Harper’s), Daniel L. Everett posits that the near- 7,000 languages that exist today are not only the product of one million years of evolution but also have allowed us to become Earth’s apex predator. Tracing 60,000 generations, Everett debunks long- held theories across a spectrum of disciplines to affi rm the idea that we are not born with an instinct for language. Woven with anecdotes of his nearly forty years of fi eldwork amongst Amazonian hunter- gatherers, this is a “completely enthralling” (Spectator) exploration of our humanity and a landmark study of what makes us human. “[An] ambitious text. . . . Everett’s amiable tone, and especially his captivating anecdotes . . . , will help the neophyte along.”— New York Times Book Review
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Publisher : Remedia Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
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ISBN : 9781596394865
Author : Minae Mizumura
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,14 MB
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0231538545
Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity. Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the globalized world of the Internet, English is fast becoming the sole common language of humanity. The process is unstoppable, and striving for total language equality is delusional—and yet, particular kinds of knowledge can be gained only through writings in specific languages. Mizumura calls these writings "texts" and their ultimate form "literature." Only through literature and, more fundamentally, through the diverse languages that give birth to a variety of literatures, can we nurture and enrich humanity. Incorporating her own experiences as a writer and a lover of language and embedding a parallel history of Japanese, Mizumura offers an intimate look at the phenomena of individual and national expression.
Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0062032526
"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.
Author : Van James T
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,59 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1569757860
GET D RTY Next time you're signing with your friends, drop the ASL textbook formality and start flashing the signs they don't teach in any classroom, including: - cool slang - funny insults - explicit sex terms - raw swear words Dirty Sign Language teaches casual everyday words and expressions like: - Peace out - Asshole. - Bit me - Dumbfuck - Boner - I'm hung like a horse.
Author : Ruth Heller
Publisher : World of Language (Prebound)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 1998-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780780735514
Playful verse, stunning illustrations explore the rich worlds of adverbs. Includes adverbs that tell how, how often, when and where; words that ask why and when; as well as comparatives, positives and negatives, and irregular adverbs.
Author : Joey Bland
Publisher : Carson Dellosa Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language arts (Elementary)
ISBN : 9781600229725
In this comprehensive classroom resource, the included reproducible activities cover core language arts skills at three ability levels; basic, intermediate, and challenging. It supports NCTE standards and covers topics including parts of speech, sentences
Author : Gregory Hickok
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 28,64 MB
Release : 2015-08-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0124078621
Neurobiology of Language explores the study of language, a field that has seen tremendous progress in the last two decades. Key to this progress is the accelerating trend toward integration of neurobiological approaches with the more established understanding of language within cognitive psychology, computer science, and linguistics. This volume serves as the definitive reference on the neurobiology of language, bringing these various advances together into a single volume of 100 concise entries. The organization includes sections on the field's major subfields, with each section covering both empirical data and theoretical perspectives. "Foundational" neurobiological coverage is also provided, including neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, genetics, linguistic, and psycholinguistic data, and models. Foundational reference for the current state of the field of the neurobiology of language Enables brain and language researchers and students to remain up-to-date in this fast-moving field that crosses many disciplinary and subdisciplinary boundaries Provides an accessible entry point for other scientists interested in the area, but not actively working in it – e.g., speech therapists, neurologists, and cognitive psychologists Chapters authored by world leaders in the field – the broadest, most expert coverage available