Neil Smith

Language, Frogs and Savants (eBook, PDF)

More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics

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Produktbeschreibung

With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics.

• Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics.
• Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language.
• Includes an introduction to the current vision of linguistics most closely associated with Noam Chomsky.
• Contains a glossary of all technical terms and interpretations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405150187
• Artikelnr.: 38282025

Autorenporträt

Neil Smith is one of the most senior figures in British linguistics. He is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics at University College London, and has been Head of the Linguistics Section of the Department since 1972. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Twitter Machine (Blackwell, 1989), The Mind of a Savant (with Ianthi Tsimpli, Blackwell, 1995), Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals (1999, 2004) and Language, Bananas and Bonobos (Blackwell, 2002). He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1999 and an Honorary Member of the LSA in 2000.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication.
Preface.
Introduction: What everyone should know about language and linguistics.
Part I. The meaning of 'Language'.
Part II. Knowledge of Language.
Part III. Describing Knowledge of Language.
Part IV. Explanation in Language.
Part V. Linguistics as a 'Science'.
Part VI. Beyond language: Pragmatics and the Language of Thought.
Part I Language in the Limit.
1. Savants.
2. Singing by the Dead.
3. Maganar Hannu.
4. Sneering at the Arts.
5. Babes and Sucklings.
6. Censored?.
7. Did you know that the Portuguese for Turkey is Peru?.
Part II Language in the Genes.
8. Obstinacy.
9. Backlash.
10. Is there a gene for linguists?.
11. Frogs, Parrots, Grooming, the Basal Ganglia and Language.
Part III Core Concerns.
12. Parametric Poverty.
13. Linguistics by Numbers.
14. Modules, Modals, Maths & the Mind.
15. Nothing.
16. The.
17. Are gucks mentally represented?.
Postscript: A Refutation.
18. Wonder.
Glossary.
References.
Index.

Rezensionen

Praise for Neil Smith's Language, Bananas andBonobos...

"These sketches by Neil Smith's deft and expert hands provide awonderful sampling of many and diverse paths of inquiry inspired byand informing the study of language, the unexpected delights oneencounters on the way, the surprising and thought-provokinginsights, and the puzzles, paradoxes and mysteries that offer apersistent challenge to understanding of essential elements ofhuman nature." Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology

"Neil Smith has not only a profound knowledge of currentdevelopments in linguistics but also a talent for explaining theissues clearly and approachably." John Wells FBA, UniversityCollege London