Psycholinguistics Books
Oxford University Press Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century
Book SynopsisThe Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of ''the literary'' has always been contentious. What is clear, however, is how increasingly it is dismissed or is unrecognised as a way of thinking or an arena for thought. It is sceptically challenged from within, for example, by the sometimes rival claims of cultural history, contextualized explanation, or media studies. It is shaken from without by even greater pressures: by economic exigency and the severe social attitudes that can follow from it; by technological change that may leave the traditional forms of serious human communication looking merely antiquated. For just these reasons this is the right time for renewal, to start reinvigorated work into the meaning and value of literary reading.Being Literate in the 21st Century wrestles with critical, timely questions for 21st-century society. How does literacy change the human brain? What does it mean to be a literate or a non-literate person in the present digital culture: for example, what will be lost in the present reading brain, and what will be gained with different mediums than print? What are the consequences of a digital reading brain for the literary mind and for writing itself ? Can knowledge about the reading brain and advances in technology offer new forms of literacy and new forms of knowledge to the peoples in remote regions of the world who would never otherwise become literate? By using both research from cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, child development, and education, and considering literary examples from world literature, Maryanne Wolf plots a course that seeks to preserve the deepest forms of reading from the past, while developing the cognitive skills necessary for this century''s next generation.Trade ReviewEssentially, the reader is here treated to two books in one-a thorough review of how deep reading and digital literacy are differently represented in the human brain, and a report on a global project to bring literacy to children (and adults) who, without mentors or teachers, would not have any other path to achieving it [...] both parts are well worth reading: erudite, well written and edited, and accessibly illustrated. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in state-of-the-art research on literacy. * Children's Literature Association Quarterly *I applaud Wolf. Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century provides readers with ample background information before building up to discuss case studies that use apps and tablets as reading tools. Rather than writing off digital culture as an impediment to learning-a view that is expected and trite in today's age-Wolf argues technology's potential. It is a refreshing perspective that is sure to foment productive discussion. Ergo, I suggest Wolf's text for anyone invested in education. * Lauren Stepp, Research in Online Literacy Education (ROLE) *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Linguist's Tale 3: A Child's Tale 4: A Neuroscientist's Tale of Words 5: The Deep Reading Brain 6: A Second Revolution in the Brain 7: A Literacy Agenda for Non-Literate Children
£22.32
Penguin Books Ltd The Language Instinct
Book Synopsis''Dazzling... Pinker''s big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese... Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker''s investigations''- Independent''A marvellously readable book... illuminates every facet of human language: its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects'' - Nature
£11.69
Prometheus Books Keeping Those Words in Mind: How Language Creates
Book SynopsisHow can humans keep thousands of words in mind and have no difficulty understanding trillions of sentences? The answer to this question might lie in parents teaching their children language skills, or in in the human brain, which may be equipped with a language instinct or maybe in impressive memory skills that link words to their perceptual information. Undoubtedly, there is some truth to some of these explanations. But one answer – perhaps the most important answer – has been largely ignored. Keeping Those Words in Mind tries to remedy this oversight.Linguist and cognitive psychologist Max Louwerse, PhD. argues that understanding language is not just possible because of memory, brains, environment and computation, but because of the patterns in the sequence of sounds and words themselves.He demonstrates that what seems to be an arbitrary communication system, with arbitrary characters and sounds that become words, and arbitrary meanings for those words, actually is a well-organized system that has evolved over tens of thousands of years to make communication as efficient as it is. What is needed for humans to acquire language, is for humans to recognize and discover the patterns in our communication system.By examining how our brains process language and find patterns, the intricacies of the language system itself, and even scientific breakthroughs in computer science and artificial intelligence, Keeping Those Words in Mind brings a brand new and interdisciplinary explanation for our ability to extract meaning from language.
£16.99
Channel View Publications Ltd Bilingual First Language Acquisition
Book SynopsisIncreasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This comprehensive textbook explains how children learn to understand and speak those languages. It brings together both established knowledge and the latest findings about different areas of bilingual language development. It also includes new analyses of previously published materials. The book describes how bilingually raised children learn to understand and use sounds, words and sentences in two languages. A recurrent theme is the large degree of variation between bilingual children. This variation in how children develop bilingually reflects the variation in their language learning environments. Positive attitudes from the people in bilingual children's language learning environments and their recognition that child bilingualism is not monolingualism-times-two are the main ingredients ensuring that children grow up to be happy and expert speakers of two languages.Trade ReviewThis book has everything the student needs. The survey of the literature is thorough and each study is related to the core "big issues" of language balance, language differentiation, lexical overlap, and language interaction. De Houwer explains in detail the use of important tools such as auditory preference measures, the Communicative Development Inventory, and the CHILDES bilingual database in ways that will allow the student to begin real research projects. The exposition is crowned by a final chapter on what it means for two languages to exist harmoniously in the young bilingual. This is a masterful introduction to one of the fastest growing areas in language studies. -- Brian MacWhinney, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, USAThe study of bilingual first language acquisition has truly come of age with the publication of a first textbook devoted to this fascinating topic. De Houwer's highly readable volume is both comprehensive and stimulating in its presentation of various aspects of bilingual language development - a must-read for students embarking on this field of research. -- Elizabeth Lanza, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo, NorwayA timely contribution to a field gradually coming into its own, this is the first textbook to focus on bilingual first-language eLl) acquisition. With its userfriendly presentation, this volume should be accessible to an interdisciplinary readership and could help to popularize the field. -- Virginia Yip, Chinese University of Hong Kong * Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Volume 32, Number 3, September 2010 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introducing Bilingual First Language Acquisition Chapter 2 Bilingual Children's Language Development: An Overview Chapter 3 Research Methods in BFLA Chapter 4 Socializing Environments and BLFA Chapter 5 Sounds in BFLA Chapter 6 Words in BFLA Chapter 7 Sentences in BFLA Chapter 8 Harmonious Bilingual Development
£28.45
Stanford University Press Blessings Curses Hopes and Fears
Book SynopsisIn this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. It is a rarity among scholarly books, for it brings joy while it teaches; it makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish psycho-ostensivesranging from blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses. To a person who mentions something horrible you can say: Zalts dir in di oygn, fefer dir in noz! (Salt into your eyes, and pepper into your nose!). Or to a child you might tenderly murmur: A gezúnt dir in yeder éyverl! (A health to all your little body-parts!). The author illustrates how these formulas can be used to fulfill social conventions, to keep away evil, to show offor even to deceive the listener.Comments [1999]I have known and profited from this book for many years, and its interest for linguistics and Yiddish stuTrade Review"Don't be put off by the subtitle of this incredibly witty, informative, and entertaining analysis of the linguistic subtleties of Yiddish. In using the term "psycho-ostensive," the author refers to the heavy emotional baggage that Yiddish speakers carry around with them: their language is full of linguistic subtexts that mask, obfuscate, and hide the true feelings in the heart of the speaker." -- Arnold Ages * Jewish Tribune *"It may be said of Matisoff's treatise that it shows how Yiddish, through its linguistic delicacies, offered its speakers and listeners valuable therapeutic tools to cope with the perplexing world they encountered. Exploring that wolrd with Matisoff is a recreation, a joy, and "a gan Eden." That's Hebrew and Yiddish for paradise." -- Arnold Ages * Jewish Tribune *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Semantic subtypes of psycho-ostensive expressions 3. Bono-recognition thanks and congratulations 4. Malo-recognition: lamentation and sympathy 5. Petitive attitudes 6. Bon-petition 7. Malo-fugition: deliver us from evil 8. Psycho-ostensives relating to the dead 9. Allo-Mal-petition: curses 10. Swearing oaths 11. Conclusion and commencement 12. 'Epes an Epilog': the relevance of Yiddish psycho-ostensives to recent and future work in linguistics and other fields.
£17.99
De Gruyter Introduction to English Linguistics
Book SynopsisThe new and updated third edition of this highly successful textbook contains an additional chapter that presents modern empirical research methods in the form of exemplary small-scale studies. In these projects the authors invite the reader to develop and address research questions from phonetics/phonology, morphology and syntax. The pertinent experimental and corpus-linguistic techniques are introduced and students are familiarized with some basic statistical tools necessary for the analysis of the data.The major difference between this book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation, with a strong focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached from a strictly empirical perspective: given a certain set of data to be accounted for, theoretical and methodological problems must be solved in order to analyze and understand the data properly. The book is not written from the perspective of a particular theoretical framework and draws on insights from various research traditions. Introduction to English Linguistics concentrates on gaining expertise and analytical skills in the traditional core areas of linguistics, i.e. phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. The chapter on "Extensions and applications" widens the perspective to other areas of linguistic research, such as historical, socio- and psycholinguistics. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises and suggestions for further reading. A glossary and an index facilitate access to terms and topics.
£22.32
Princeton University Press Explain Me This
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Outstanding scientific merit . . . With Explain Me This, Goldberg once again leads the field of Construction Grammar into a new and exciting area of research, which is a remarkable achievement."---Martin Hilpert, Lamicus"An original contribution to the literature on Construction Grammar (CxG) in linguistics."---Cameron Morin, Cercles
£25.20
Penguin Books Ltd The Promise That Changes Everything
Book Synopsis''The lessons and practices here will shift a sense of chaos to one of clarity and a mindset of fear to one of hope'' Margaret Heffernan, bestselling author of Wilful Blindness ___________________________________________________________________________________How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In a time when communication is more challenging than ever and relationships need to be nurtured, listening to one another could not be more important. In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, suggests that for us to radically improve our communication we should make the propmise ''I won''t interrupt you''. This promise matters because when we interrupt each other, we interrupt our thinking, and that interrupts the quality of everything we do. By making this promise to our colleagues and
£14.24
John Wiley & Sons Inc Language Disorders in Children and Adults:
Book SynopsisEach chapter is written by a speech and language therapist specialising in psycholinguistic approaches to investigation and intervention. Authors were invited to present a single case in one of four given areas â?? speech processing, lexical processing, sentence processing and pragmatics. The editors have provided introductions to each subject area and a discussion of the findings at the end of each section.Table of ContentsChristopher Lumopship - Developing Phonological Representation in a child With an Auditory Processing Deficit. Maggie Vance, Remediating Auditory processing Deficits in Adults With Aphasia. Julie Morris, When is a Rolling pin a 'roll The Pen' - a Clinical Insight Into Lexical Problems. Sadie Lewis, Jane Speake, A Treatment of Anomia Combining Semantics, Phonology and Orthography. Wendy Best et al, Colourful Semantics - Thematic Role Therapy. Alison Bryan, mapping Therapy With a Fluent Dysphasic?. Susan Pethers, A Case Study of a Child with Pragmatic Difficulties - Assessment and Intervention. Amanda Hampshire, Kay Mogford-bevan, The Treatment of Communication Deficits Following right-hemisphere Lesion. Rosemary Varley, Making new Connections - are Patterns emerging?. Maria Black, Psycholinguistic Applications to Language Therapy.
£53.96
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Cognition
Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge textbook offers a layered approach to the study of cognitive neuroscience and psychology. It embraces exciting and influential theoretical approaches such as embodied cognition and predictive coding, and explaining new topics such as motor cognition, cognitive control, consciousness, and social cognition.Trade ReviewAlthough there exist very many introductory textbooks on psychology, this book stands out. This is the single best introduction to psychological science in existence. The author enlivens the text with concrete examples, interesting anecdotes, and historical excursions. All of this radiates a love for the field and a love for science. - Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, AmsterdamThis is a hefty volume. It has to be — it is nothing less than a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in cognitive psychology. Talsma combines breadth of coverage and approachable style with nuance, depth of knowledge and historical context to satisfy newcomers to the field and the most demanding expert. This will become an instant classic and an indispensable resource for everyone interested in human cognition. - Paul M. Corballis, PhD, Professor, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsForewordPart 1: IntroductionChapter 1. Cognitive psychology – history and development of a disciplineChapter 2. The BrainPart 2: ControlChapter 3. Action and action control Chapter 4. Consciousness and AttentionChapter 5. Cognitive ControlPart 3: PerceptionChapter 6. Visual perceptionChapter 7. Auditory perceptionChapter 8. Mechanical perceptionPart 4. IntegrationChapter 9. Multisensory integrationChapter 10. Perception-action integrationPart 5. Emotion and motivationChapter 11. Motivation and rewardChapter 12. Emotion and cognitionChapter 14. The dynamics of our memoryChapter 15. Everyday memoryPart 7. The Psychology of LanguageChapter 16. Language FunctionsChapter 17. Language perception and understandingChapter 18. Language ProductionPart 8. Higher cognitionChapter 19. Mental representations and reasoning skillsChapter 20. Numbers and CategoriesChapter 21. Judgement and Decision makingChapter 22. Problem solving and development of expertisePart 9. A broader perspectiveChapter 23. Social CognitionChapter 24. To err is human: the role of errors in human cognitionAppendix: Bayesian inferenceGlossaryReferences
£45.59
University of Pennsylvania Press Linguistic Variability and Intellectual
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Humboldt's profound study is one of the classics of linguistic theory, a work of great insight and originality, of deep significance for the study of language and of human psychology and culture. His concept of linguistic forms and his ideas concerning linguistic creativiety are particularly fascinating and provocative, and of great contemporary interest." * Noam Chomsky *"This treatise, in our open and covert pro and con, has ever since determined the course of all subsequent philology and philosophy of language. . . . Astounding, obscure, and yet continuously stimulating." * Martin Heidegger *Table of ContentsNote to the Translation Translator's Foreword Preface by Alexander von Humboldt Transliteration of Foreign Alphabets Objective of the Present Treatise 1. The Course of Human Development 2. Effect of Exceptional Intellectual Power: Civilization, Culture, and Education 3. Cooperation of Individuals and Nations 4. A More Detailed Consideration of Language 5. Morphology of Languages 6. Nature and Properties of Language 7. The Phonetic System of Languages 8. Internal Linguistic Morphology and Structure 9. The Relationship of Phonemic Quantity to Intellectual Concept 10. The Linguistic Process: Etymology and Morphology 11. Isolation, Inflection, and Agglutination of Words 12 The Word Unit: The Incorporative Capacity of Language 13. Accentuation 14. The Incorporative System of Languages: Syntactical Sentence Components 15. Congruence of Phonetic Patterns of Languages with Grammatical Requirements 16. Structural Differences Between Languages 17. The Character of Languages 18. Independent Synthesis in Languages 19. A Review of the Present Investigation 20. Less Developed Linguistic Structure: The Semitic and Delaware Indian Languages 21. Less Developed Linguistic Structure: The Chinese and Burmese Languages 22. The Origin of Polysyllabic Structure Notes Bibliography Index
£21.59
Penguin Books Ltd Why Animals Talk
Book SynopsisWonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written' DAILY TELEGRAPH Steady-headed and fun' SUNDAY TIMESRead this book and, I promise, you'll never listen to animals in the same way again' JESSICA PIERCE, author of Who's a Good Dog?Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communication. From the majestic howls of wolves and the enchanting chatter of parrots to the melodic clicks of dolphins and the spirited grunts of chimpanzees, these diverse and seemingly bizarre expressions are far from mere noise. In fact, they hold secrets that we are just beginning to decipher.For example, wolves just like humans possess unique accents that distinguish their howls; gibbons have different alarm-calls for leopards and snakes, and sing romantic duets with their partners; and dolphins not only give themselves names but respond excitedly to recordings of the whistles of long-lost compa
£10.44
Oxford University Press Inc Language in Mind: An Introduction to
Book SynopsisWritten by a professional writer and researcher, Julie Sedivy's Language in Mind, Second Edition provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application. Offering a research-based approach-supported by the new "Researchers at Work" feature which shows the process of conducting an experiment-Language in Mind emphasizes not just what psycholinguists know, but how they've come to know it. To deepen the student's exposure to research and scientific thinking, which is an important skill in follow-up courses, the text also includes a critical examination of primary literature and the debates in the field (supported by the in-text "Digging Deeper" feature; and online with Web Activities and "Language at Large" modules). To complete the study of psycholinguistics, the text establishes connections between theory and everyday phenomena (supported by Boxes and "Questions to Contemplate" features). A robust 4-color illustration program distinguishes this book from others, and further explains and illustrates challenging material.Trade ReviewIt's by far the best textbook on this subject. Sedivy's research background and her skills as a science writer make a great combination." - Adele Goldberg, Princeton UniversityThe clarity and depth of Sediy's chapters have helped decrease the time I feel I need to spend introducing and explaining concepts." - Zenzi Griffin, University of Texas, AustinSedivy's book strikes a really good balance in its articulate and intelligent presentation, its breadth of information, and cool graphics." - Ralf Thiede, University of North CarolinaTable of ContentsChapter 1. Science, Language, and the Science of Language Chapter 2. Origins of Human Language Chapter 3. Language and the Brain Chapter 4. Learning Sound Patterns Chapter 5. Learning Words Chapter 6. Learning the Structure of Sentences Chapter 7. Speech Perception Chapter 8. Word Recognition Chapter 9. Understanding Sentence Structure and Meaning Chapter 10. Speaking: From Planning to Articulation Chapter 11. Discourse and Inference Chapter 12. The Social Side of Language Chapter 13. Language Diversity Glossary Literature Cited Author Index Subject Index
£156.74
Taylor & Francis Understanding Artificial Minds through Human
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Artificial Minds through Human Minds provides an introduction into artificial intelligence through the lens of psychology.What are the similarities and differences between concepts known in psychology with regards to the brain, mind and behaviour, and how do they compare with their computational counterparts? With rapid developments it becomes easy to lose sight of the very essentials of artificial intelligence. Beginning with an introduction to the relationship between AI and human minds, the book goes on to discuss complex issues including how humans and AI think, learn, remember, and use language. It doesn't shy away from complicated issues of human and AI collaboration or ethics, and provides great insight into the future of AI and applications for our society.Answering all the questions you've been too afraid to ask, Understanding Artificial Minds through Human Minds is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand more about the greates
£20.89
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Trastornos del lenguaje caracterización desde una perspectiva lingueística
Book SynopsisEste libro estudia cómo los hablantes pueden presentar dificultades en el habla y el lenguaje, y se centra en determinar los déficits lingüísticos en los distintos niveles de análisis lingüístico (fónico, gramatical, léxico-semántico y pragmático). Además, aborda las alteraciones de la fluidez del habla y la comorbilidad de los trastornos del habla y del lenguaje con los trastornos del aprendizaje, así como las particularidades del lenguaje en la discapacidad intelectual. Esta monografía pretende ayudar al lector a elaborar y desarrollar sus conocimientos sobre los trastornos del lenguaje desde un enfoque lingüístico, siendo conscientes de la importancia de las contribuciones de otros especialistas en la materia o (médicos, logopedas, psicólogos, educadores) y buscando potenciar el trabajo interdisciplinar, que resulta clave para abordar las dificultades del lenguaje.
£43.20
HarperCollins Publishers STFU
Book SynopsisWould our lives, relationships and careers be better if we just STFU for a while?We live in a world that doesn't just encourage overtalking, but practically demands it. When success is measured by how much attention we can attract, how long we can hold on to the mic, it's no wonder that we feel compelled to spout endlessly on Twitter, to document every detail of our lives on Instagram, start that podcast, or lead that conference.And yet, oddly enough, the most powerful and accomplished people in the world aren't part of that chorusthey're reserved, they listen, and when they do speak they're considered. Tim Cook,PresidentObama, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg all have seemed to understand the secret golden rule: talk less, get more.There are entire industriesdesignedto help usamplify our voices, experts who are just dying to coach us on how to talkbetter,butnobody is teaching us how toSTFUfor a while.Former Forbes journalist Dan Lyons takes us on a sharp, funny, fasc
£10.44
Penguin Books Ltd Listen to Your Child
Book SynopsisLearning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child''s development: a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. In this charming and informative book, Britain''s leading expert on the English language talks you through every stage in your child''s language development. Over thirty years after its original publication, this new and updated edition of Listen to your Child shows us that while the world our children are growing up in may have changed, one thing has not: parents still need to listen. Gathering decades of research from psychologists and linguists, Professor Crystal shows how the more we know about language acquisition - from ''cooking'' and ''babbling'' to melodic ''scribble talk'' and simple words and then to incessant chatter - the more there is to delight in.From birth to the early school years, Listen to your Child provides a painless introduction to the study of child language acquisition as well as invaluable advice for parents.
£11.33
Oxford University Press Inc Abstract Concepts and the Embodied Mind
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn sum, this is the first book-length treatment of specifically abstract embodied concepts and an invaluable resource for a wide range of audiences: philosophers, psychologists, linguists, neuroscientists, and lay people interested in concepts. Dove's extensive empirical overviews that underpin his proposals are a rich synthesis of the state of the art in the different research strands and he discusses a wide range of available theories. * Christian Michel, Philosophical Psychology *Drawing on both classic and current research in linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Guy Dove not only identifies the pros and cons of numerous positions on numerous issues involving the mental and neural representation of abstract concepts, but also builds a novel, multidimensional, and compelling framework that will provide much-needed guidance for this rapidly accelerating field of study. * David L. Kemmerer, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience, Purdue University *The challenges posed by abstract concepts have never been so forcefully articulated. Drawing on the latest findings in multiple fields, Dove crafts a lens through which the path forward becomes gleamingly clear. Essential reading for anyone interested in the building blocks of thought. * Jesse Prinz, Distinguished Professor of philosophy, City University of New York, Graduate Center *A wonderful book, a must-read for people interested in abstract concepts, but more generally in how we think and speak. It is written compellingly, has a very clear structure, and is a pleasure to read. Guy Dove highlights our conceptual system's elasticity, multimodality, and contextual dependency. Concepts rely on experience, as grounded approaches posit. However, the time has come to stretch grounded approaches, showing that concepts reuse experience but in a flexible way and underlining the role of language in enhancing cognition. This book opens new exciting research avenues and reminds us of the limits of dichotomic thinking about language, concepts, and knowledge. * Anna Borghi, Associate Professor of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome *It will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive science. * Choice *
£80.30
Oxford University Press Inc Instruction of Imagination
Book SynopsisThe book suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. This enormous achievement of our species is best characterized as a communication technology - not unlike the social media on the Net today - that was collectively invented by ancient humans for a very particular communicative function: the instruction of imagination. All other systems of communication in the biological world target the interlocutors'' senses; language allows speakers to systematically instruct their interlocutors in the process of imagining the intended meaning - instead of directly experiencing it. This revolutionary function has changed human life forever, and in the book it operates as a unifying concept around which a new general theory of language gradually emerges. Dor identifies a set of fundamental problems in the linguistic sciences - the nature of words, the complexities of syntax, the interface between semantics and pragmatics, the causal relationship between language and thought, languagTrade ReviewFor anyone interested in language and how it works in modern day society, Dor offers a compelling account of competing positions in discourse linguistics...Overall, Dor's book has the potential to establish a new foundation for a communicative socially-based linguistic theory. Dor offers a framework for bringing together the two sides of linguistics which typically form psycholinguistics and socio-linguistics, and the book is about unpacking the tensions across the cognitive-social divide that can be said to be at play in trying to theorize new constructs. * Gavin Budge, The British Society for Literature and Science *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Functional Specificity of Language ; 3. How the Technology Works ; 4. Sign and Meaning ; 5. The Spiral of Relativity ; 6. Production and Comprehension ; 7. The Social Autonomy of Syntax ; 8. The Universality of Diversity ; 9. Acquisition as a Collective Enterprise ; 10. The Evolution of Language and its Users ; 11. Conclusion ; References
£74.25
Oxford University Press Language Cognition and Human Nature
Book SynopsisLanguage, Cognition, and Human Nature collects together for the first time much of Steven Pinker''s most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker''s seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition, perception, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. This eclectic collection spans Pinker''s thirty-year career, exploring his favorite themes in greater depth and scientific detail. It includes thirteen of Pinker''s classic articles, ranging over topics such as language development in children, mental imagery, the recognition of shapes, the computational architecture of the mind, the meaning and uses of verbs, the evolution of language and cognition, the nature-nurture debate, and the logic of innuendo and euphemism. Each outlines a major theory or takes up an argument with another prominent scholar, such as Stephen Jay Gould, Noam Chomsky, or Richard Dawkins. Featuring a new introduction by Pinker that discusses his books and scholarly work, this collection reflects essential contributions to cognitive science by one of our leading thinkers and public intellectuals.Trade ReviewPinker is a star, and the world of science is lucky to have him." * Richard Dawkins, The Times Literary Supplement, 2002 *Steven Pinker is among the best synthesizers in the cognitive sciences. He is unique in the breadth of his interests and the depth of his knowledge. To top it off, his elegant and witty writings speak equally to specialists and to literate individuals everywhere." * Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University *Pinker is an intellectual giant in the field, one of the most important psychologists and thinkers in our day. This compilation is outstanding, a fitting crown on his career so far, although I suspect he has much more to contribute. Even though I'd read a handful of these papers before, there were some that I was unaware of that are gems. Even those I'd read before, I re-read, and got even more on the second reading." * David Buss, author of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind *With wit and acumen, Pinker introduces us to some of his most important scientific contributions. These glimpses into the development of these foundational articles and of course the articles themselves will be of great interest to academics and to his many fans beyond the walls of academia." * David C. Geary, author of Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Difference *Pinker is a rarity among academic psychologists not only as a stylish writer, but also as a profound thinker with an ability to grasp the major issues of human nature and human evolution. Language, Cognition, and Human Nature: Selected Articles is as good an introduction as any into the range and depth of his thinking and will have general appeal beyond an academic readership." -Michael Corballis, PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Formal models of language learning ; 2. A computational theory of the mental imagery medium ; 3. Rules and connections in human language ; 4. When does human object recognition use a viewer-centered reference frame? ; 5. Natural language and natural selection ; 6. The acquisition of argument structure ; 7. The nature of human concepts: evidence from an unusual source ; 8. Why nature and nurture won't go away ; 9. The faculty of language: What's special about it? ; 10. So how does the mind work? ; 11. Deep commonalities between life and mind ; 12. Rationales for indirect speech: The theory of the strategic speaker ; 13. The cognitive niche: Coevolution of intelligence, sociality, and language ; Author Biography
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Oxford University Press Inc Holy Sht
Book SynopsisAlmost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. Whether they express anger or exhilaration, are meant to insult or to commend, swear words perform a crucial role in language. But swearing is also a uniquely well-suited lens through which to look at history, offering a fascinating record of what people care about on the deepest levels of a culture--what''s divine, what''s terrifying, and what''s taboo. Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how swearing has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in ancient Rome--which were remarkably similar to our own--and unearths the history oTrade ReviewStudying swearing is a way of studying human nature itself ... Holy Sh*t, Melissa Mohr's book on the history of profanity ... would all be good places to start. * The Economist *Blending scholarly insight and ribald esprit, Holy Sh*t is a treasure trove of curious that will delight the logophile and the deviant alike. * Houman Barekat, Times Literary Supplement *... an excellent book about history of language. * William Leith, Evening Standard *... informative, often entertaining book * Susan Elkin, Independent i *I want to quote all of this to you, that's how much fun this history of swearing is * Alison Flood, Bookseller *Insightful, accessible and witty. * The Lady *Throughout time, as words have left FCC-monitor territory and entered everyday conversation, we've kept coming up with new ways to express our greatest, angriest, most enthusiastic exclamations. And that process is pretty fucking cool. * Atlantic Monthly *Intelligent and enjoyable... Ms. Mohr leads us on an often ear-boggling tour of verbal depravity, through the medieval and early-modern periods (via a fascinating analysis of scatological phrasing in early Bible translations) to the Victorian era and then our own time. * Wall Street Journal *...one of the most absorbing and entertaining books on language I have encountered in a long time * Washington Post *As someone who relies on various forms of obscenity, vulgarity and profanity for roughly 75% of my written and verbal communication, I found this book fascinating and illuminating. Melissa Mohr's scholarship is rigorous, her prose trenchant and delightful; right from page one, Holy Sh*t is a motherf*cker. We are what we swear by and about, and this slim volume represents a significant and deeply enjoyable contribution to our understanding of ourselves. * Adam Mansbach, #1 New York Times bestselling author of GO THE F*CK TO SLEEP *[Mohr's] approach positively twinkles with pleasure and amusement… This is a cracking f****** book, and innominables to anyone who says otherwise. * Sam Leith, The Guardian *In Holy Sh*t, Melissa Mohr makes curses, oaths, profanities, and swear words the occasion for an entertaining and far-ranging historical journey, from the disputes over religious oaths in the Tudor period to the labored delicacies of the Victorians to our modern debates about expletives in the media and our new-found reticence about racial and religious slurs. One-stop shopping for anyone interested in the nether reaches of the English vocabulary. * Geoff Nunberg, University of California at Berkeley, Language Commentator on NPR's Fresh Air *Profanity - the language that offends us-tells a great deal about who we are and how we got that way. Melissa Mohr's Holy Sh*t is a fascinating investigation, both provocative and immensely informative. I found it compulsively readable. * Stephen Orgel, author of Imagining Shakespeare *Digressions on the art of equivocation and the etymology of some of the most infamous curses are highlights of the book, but those looking for a Devil's Dictionary of bad language should look elsewhere-this is some serious sh*t. * Publishers Weekly *Informed, enlightening and often delightfully surprising. * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Romana Simplicitate Loqui: To Speak with Roman PlainnessChapter 2: On Earth as It Is in HeavenChapter 3: Tearing God to Pieces: The Middle AgesChapter 4: The Rise of Obscenity: The RenaissanceChapter 5: How Trousers Became Unmentionable and Legs Disappeared Altogether: The 18th and 19th CenturiesChapter 6: The Law and Science of Swearing: The Twentieth CenturyConclusion
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Oxford University Press Language Unlimited
Book SynopsisLanguage Unlimited explores the many mysteries about our capacity for language and reveals the source of its endless creativity.All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of language emerge from our limited selves?Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes the reader on a journey to the hidden structure behind all we say (or sign) and understand. Along the way you''ll meet children who created language out of almost nothing, and find out how new languages emerge using structures found in languages spoken continents away. David Adger will show you how the more than 7000 languages in the world appear to obey the same deep scientific laws, how to invent a language that breaks these, and how our brains go crazy when we try to learn languages that just aren''t possible. You''ll discover why rats are better than we are at picking up certain language patterns, why apes are far worse at others, and how artificial intelligences, such as those behind Alexa and Siri, understand language in a very un-human way.Trade ReviewA delightful journey through the many fascinating aspects of language, its nature and use, its richness and variety and its deep commonalities, beginning with the simplest observations and reaching to the borders of inquiry, interleaved with striking illustrations from a wide variety of languages and illuminating the way with results from experimental, animal, and computational research. A wonderful experience. * Noam Chomsky *Entertaining and accessible. A handy introduction to a vexed debate on the infinite power of the finite mortal mind. * The Economist *I wish there were more linguistics professors bringing their A-game to a larger audience like this. * Superlinguo *A highly readable introduction to some of the big questions in linguistics. I'd recommend this lucid and engaging book to both the amateur language enthusiast and the beginning linguistics student. Adger writes w.ith true depth of understanding and generosity towards the broader field of linguistics. * Gretchen McCulloch *Language Unlimited is a must for any linguistic enthusiastic. * María Florencia Silva, Linguist List *Captivating. Adger makes the simple but profound observation that language is more than communication. * Kevin Berger, Nautilus *Table of Contents1: Creating language 2: Beyond symbols and signals 3: A sense of structure 4: The question of Psammetichus 5: Impossible patterns 6: All in the mind 7: A law of language 8: Botlang 9: Merge 10: Grammar and culture
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Oxford University Press Gesture
Book SynopsisThis book provides a short and accessible introduction to how we use gesture in communication. Gestures are those actions made with the human body that accompany spoken or signed language; they are found in every human community that has language, but are far more heavily context dependent than the linguistic elements of communication. In this book, Lauren Gawne explores the different categories of gesture, showing that their use varies across cultures and languages, and even across specific interactions. Further chapters cover the acquisition of gesture, where it lives in the brain, and its role in both the origins of language and the future of communication. Written in an engaging style and compact format, and suitable for readers for all backgrounds, the book demonstrates the importance of gesture in understanding how we communicate.
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Oxford University Press The Meme Machine
Book SynopsisHumans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and memes can lead to important discoveries about the nature of the inner self. Confronting the deepest questions about our inner selves, with all our emotions, memories, beliefs, and decisions, Susan Blackmore makes a compelling case for the theory that the inner self is merely an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication.Trade ReviewAnyone who hopes or fears that memetics will become a science of culture will find this surefooted exploration of the prospects a major eye-opener. * Daniel Dennett *Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme I am delighted to recommend her book. * Richard Dawkins *
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Ellipsis
Book SynopsisThis Handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis, a phenomena whereby expressions in natural language appear to be incomplete but are still understood. It explores fundamental questions about the workings of grammar and provides detailed case studies of inter- and intralinguistic variation.
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Oxford University Press Gradient Acceptability and Linguistic Theory 11
Book SynopsisThis volume examines the interpretation of gradient judgments of sentence acceptability in relation to theories of grammatical knowledge. It uses experimental and corpus-based research, along with a range of case studies, to argue for a new approach to this crucial problem.Trade ReviewThe greatest strength of Francis' book lies in the author's meticulous and nuanced interpretations of a broad range of experimental results. These discussions not only illustrate the value of good scientific practice, but they also highlight how difficult it is to derive conclusive interpretations about the factors that give rise to acceptability judgments. * Tobias Ungerer, Journal of English Language and Linguistics *The book bridges the interests of theoretical linguistics in the field of syntax, experimental syntax, and related aspects in the psychology of language [...] All in all, this book is a must for future work on acceptability judgments for the complete overview it offers, the well-reasoned argumentation, and the author's own claims on gradience and soft constraints to capture the wide range of linguistic factors that can affect judgments on a gradient scale. * Caterina Cacioli, Università degli Studi di Firenze, LINGUISTList *The question that runs through the entire book can be summarized as follows: how can we interpret the judgments that speakers make about the acceptability of sentences of their language in relation to the theories held by the linguists who analyze them? That question involves one aspect that is often not made explicit: the interpretation of any data is conditioned by commitments and theoretical assumptions, both epistemological and methodological. The explanation of and reflection on this key point for any scientific field is one of the central axes of this book, making it essential reading. * Gabriela Mariel Zunino, Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México *This book is a truly far-reaching, relevant piece of work. In addition to a comprehensive discussion on gradient acceptability judgments, it also presents an overview of current theoretical approaches and possible limitations they might exhibit in interpreting gradient judgments. One of the truly remarkable achievements of this book is the way in which Francis critically discusses the differences between the current theoretical approaches, but at the same time, brings together ideas from different linguistic schools of thought - which is certainly not an easy task to undertake. * Ana Werkmann Horvat, Jezikoslovjle *Francis tackles head-on deep methodological questions about the nature of linguistic data, and shows that modern linguistic research demands a more systematic exploration of variation and gradient acceptability; one that takes non-syntactic factors into account, uses converging evidence from alternative data sources, and re-assesses its own theory-internal assumptions. In the process, Francis uncovers compelling evidence that some forms of gradience call for non-categorical grammatical constraints ('soft constraints'), which cannot be reduced to non-syntactic factors nor categorical grammar constraints. * Rui P. Chaves, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York *Elaine Francis' book is compelling reading as it addresses a complex topic with fundamental relevance to all grammatical descriptions and theories. Francis makes a convincing case for gradience in grammar and for a multi-methodological approach to assessing language data. It is a comprehensive and principled synthesis of the literature enriched by the author's own research. * Edith Moravcsik, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee *Table of ContentsGeneral preface Acknowledgments List of figures List of abbreviations 1: The problem of gradient acceptability 2: Theories of grammatical knowledge in relation to formal syntactic and non-syntactic explanations 3: On distinguishing formal syntactic constraints from other aspects of linguistic knowledge 4: On distinguishing formal syntactic constraints from processing constraints 5: On the relationship between corpus frequency and acceptability 6: Relative clause extraposition and PP extraposition in English and German 7: Resumptive pronouns in Hebrew, English, and Cantonese relative clauses 8: Gradient acceptability, methodological diversity, and theoretical interpretation Glossary References Index
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Oxford University Press Framing in Discourse
Book SynopsisThe concept of framing has been pivotal in research on social interaction among anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and linguists. This collection shows how the discourse analysis of frames can be applied to a range of social contexts. Tannen provides a seminal theoretical framework for conceptualizing the relationship between frames and schemas as well as a methodology for the discourse analysis of framing in interaction. Each chapter makes a unique theoretical contribution to frames theory while showing how discourse analysis can elucidate the linguistic means by which framing is accomplished in a particular interactional setting. Applied to such a wide-range of contexts as a medical examination, psychotic discourse, gender differences in sermon performance, boys'' sportscasting their own play, teasing among friends, a comparison of Japanese and American discussion groups, and sociolinguistic interviews, the discourse analysis of framing emerges here as a fruitful new avenuTrade ReviewA stimulating and highly coherent frame analysis of naturally occurring discourse that should be accessible to both beginning and advanced students of discourse....This volume offers something for everyone. * Studies in Second Language Acquisition es *This volume is quite successful in renewing the study of framing in discourse, particularly since the papers it contains are rich in empirical data and utilize a number of methods for gathering and analyzing data. * Anthropological Linguistics *A stimulating and highly coherent frame analysis of naturally occurring discourse that should be accessible to both beginning and advanced students of discourse....This volume offers something for everyone. * Studies in Second Language Acquisition *This volume is quite successful in renewing the study of framing in discourse, particularly since the papers it contains are rich in empirical data and utilize a number of methods for gathering and analyzing data. * Anthropological Linguistics *
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Oxford University Press Music Language and the Brain
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language, this book challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. It argues that music and language share deep and critical connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying these uniquely human abilities.Trade Reviewa fascinating synopsis of the current, young state of scientific research in cross-domain language-music comparative study. The book transverses with ease the disciplinary lines of linguistics, music and neuroscience. This impressive work of scholarship will serve as a reference of the topic for years to come. * Phonology *...an intellectual tour-de-force...[the book] requires focused engagement, but the rewards are rich...this definitive analysis of music cognition and its relationship to language [is] a work of exceptional scholarship and clarity. * Nature *...this book undoubtedly provides the best attempt so far to synthesize theory and research findings, and in doing so highlights the many advantages of applying a holistic approach to the study of music and language. * Brain: A Journal of Neurology *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Sound Elements: Pitch and Timbre ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Musical Sound Systems ; 2.3 Linguistic Sound Systems ; 2.4 Sound Category Learning as a Key Link ; 2.5 Conclusion ; Appendixes ; 3. Rhythm ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Rhythm in Music ; 3.3 Rhythm in Speech ; 3.4 Interlude: Rhythm in Poetry and Song ; 3.5 Non-Periodic Aspects of Rhythm as a Key Link ; 3.6 Conclusion ; Appendixes ; 4. Melody ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Melody in Music: Comparisons to Speech ; 4.3 Speech Melody: Links to Music ; 4.4 Interlude: Musical and Linguistic Melody in Song ; 4.5 Melodic Statistics and Melodic Contour as Key Links ; 4.6 Conclusion ; Appendix ; 5. Syntax ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 The Structural Richness of Musical Syntax ; 5.3 Formal Differences and Similarities between Musical and Linguistic Syntax ; 5.4 Neural Resources for Syntactic Integration as a Key Link ; 5.5 Conclusion ; 6. Meaning ; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 A Brief Taxonomy of Musical Meaning ; 6.3 Linguistic Meaning in Relation to Music ; 6.4 Interlude: Linguistic and Musical Meaning in Song ; 6.5 The Expression and Appraisal of Emotion as a Key Link ; 6.6 Conclusion ; 7. Evolution ; 7.1 Introduction ; 7.2 Language and Natural Selection ; 7.3 Music and Natural Selection ; 7.4 Music and Evolution: Neither Adaptation nor Frill ; 7.5 Beat-Based Rhythm Processing as a Key Research Area ; 7.6 Conclusion ; Appendix ; Afterword ; References ; List of Sound Examples ; Lis of Credits ; Author Index ; Subject Index
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OUP USA The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics contains 39 original chapters on a broad range of topics in applied linguistics by a diverse group of contributors. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field, the many connections among its various sub-disciplines, and the likely directions of its future development. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics addresses a broad audience: applied linguists; educators and other scholars working in language acquisition, language learning, language planning, teaching, and testing; and linguists concerned with applications of their work. Systematically encompassing the major areas of applied linguistics-and drawing from a wide range of disciplines such as education, language policy, bi- and multi-lingualism, literacy, language and gender, neurobiology of language, psycholinguistics/cognition, language and computers, discourse analysis, language and concordances, ecology of language, pragmatics, translation, psycTrade ReviewIt must be said that it is an impressive publishing achievement. The task of analyzing the field, deciding on disciplines to be covered, finding willing contributors of sufficient status from all over the world and then combining the articles from these contributors into an edited whole must have been a massive one, and it has been largely successful. Oxford University Press, Robert Kaplan and the editorial board are to be congratulated on their initiative and the result it has produced. * Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (Vol.6 No. 3, December 2002) *Table of Contents1. Preface to 1st edition (Kaplan) ; 2. Preface to 2nd edition (Kaplan) ; 3. Brief Biographies of Contributors ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 4. Whence Applied Linguistics: The 20th Century / Robert B. Kaplan ; 5. Applied Linguistics: An Emerging Discipline for the Twenty-first Century / William Grabe ; 6. Research Approaches in Applied Linguistics / Patricia A. Duff ; PART II. THE FOUR SKILLS: SPEAKING, LISTENING, 101 ; READING, AND WRITING ; 7. Speaking / Martin Bygate ; 8. Listening: Sources, Skills and Strategies / Tony Lynch ; 9. Reading in a Second Language / William Grabe ; 10. Second Language Writing in English / Ilona Leki ; 11. Integrating the Four Skills: Current and Historical Perspectives / Eli Hinkel ; PART III. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ; 12. Discourse Analysis and Applied Linguistics / Deborah Poole and Betty Samraj ; PART IV. THE STUDY OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING ; 13. Perspectives from Formal Linguistics on Second Language Acquisition / Alan Juffs ; 14. Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative / James P. Lantolf ; 15. Language Learner Identities and Sociocultural Worlds / Killeen Toohey and Bonny Norton ; 16. Computational Models of Second Language Sentence Processing / Michael Harrington ; 17. Second Language Acquisition: A Social Psychological Perspective / Robert C. Gardner ; 18. Interactionist Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition / Susan Gass ; 19. Pragmatics and Second Language Acquisition / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig ; 20. Applied Linguistics and the Neurobiology of Language / John Schumann ; PART V. THE STUDY OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING ; 21. Curriculum Development in Foreign Language Education: The Interface Between Political and Professional Decisions / Peter Medgyes and Marianne Nikolov ; 22. Content-Based Second Language Instruction / Marjorie Wesche ; 23. Bilingual Education / Colin Baker ; PART VI. VARIATION IN LANGUAGE USE AND LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE ; 24. Language Transfer and Cross-Linguistic Studies: An Update / Terence Odlin ; 25. Language Uses in Professional Contexts / Mary McGroarty ; PART VII. BILINGUALISM AND THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNER ; 26. Cognitive Processing in Bilinguals: From Static to Dynamic Models / Kees de Bot ; 27A The Bilingual Lexicon ; 27B. The Bilingual Lexicon: An Update / Judith Kroll ; PART VIII. MULTLINGUALISM IN SOCIETY ; 28. Language Contact / Peter Nelde* ; 29. Pidgins and Creoles / Jeff Siegel ; 30. Language Spread and Its Study in the 21st century / Ofelia Garcia ; 31. Language Shift and Language Revitalization / Nancy H. Hornburger ; 32. Ecology of Languages / Peter Muhlhausler ; PART IX. LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING ; 33. Methodology for Policy and Planning / Richard B. Baldauf, Jr. ; 34. Unplanned Language Planning / William G. Eggington ; 35. Perspectives on Language Policy and Planning / James Tollefson ; PART X. TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION ; 36. Translation / Sara Laviosa ; 37. Interpretating / Nancy Schweda Nicholson ; PART XI. LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION ; 38. Technology in Standardized Language Assessments / Micheline Chalhoub-Deville ; PART XII. TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS ; 39. Progress and New Directions in Technology for Automated Essay Evaluation / Jill Burstein and Martin Chodorow ; 40. Computer-Assisted Language Learning / Carol A. Chapelle ; 41. Research in Corpus Linguistics / Douglas Biber, Randi Reppen and Eric Friginal ; PART XIII. CONCLUSION ; 42. Where to From Here? / Robert B. Kaplan ; 43. References ; 44. Name Index ; 45. Subject Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Reenacting the Enemy Collective Memory
Book SynopsisThis book examines the ways individuals in the US and Russia consume and construct collective memories of political events via a reestablished Cold War-like narrative in both media systems. The book contextualizes the rebirth of this phenomenon via seven political events involving Russia, examining the contemporary role of conscious media distrust in subconscious psychological processes.Trade ReviewIsurin brings deep expertise on culture and media in the U.S. and Russia to show how prejudice toward the other grows out its desire to project its own attitudes and values as superior. She then goes on to demonstrate how this dynamic organizes national memory. She also argues that at least in some instances an independent, liberal media in Russia provides a surprising critical view that is less evident on the American side. Her conclusions may be uncomfortable for both American and Russian readers, but that is the point and one of the book's great contributions. This is a brilliant contribution to memory studies in general, and to advancing understanding of why relations between Russia and the U.S. remain so fraught. * James V. Wertsch, David R. Francis Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis. Author of How Nations Remember: A Narrative Approach *In a masterful marriage between a deep understanding of Russian and American political culture and a careful reading of both countries' media, Isurin provides a unique insight into how media both shapes and reflects the collective memories of a nation. This book is a must-read for any student interested in the current antagonisms between Russia and the US, as well as for students of collective memory exploring the role of media in politics. * William Hirst, Professor of Psychology, The New School for Social Research *Overall, Reenacting the Enemy. Collective Memory Construction in Russian and US Media is a useful, thought-provoking and meticulous book...It will be of value to those interested in cognitive psychology, international relations and media studies, especially the interplay between collective memory, media and the mind. * Tingting Hu, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Theoretical background Chapter 1: Group memory: Construction, reconstruction, and distortion Chapter 2: Collective memory, journalism, and news making Chapter 3: How the mind processes text, media news, and misinformation Chapter 4: Socio-cognitive approach to the construction of memory: At the intersection of media, memory, and the mind Part 2: Collective memory construction in Russian and U.S. media Chapter 5: Media, the mind and the reenactment of the enemy: Methodology Chapter 6: Takeover of Crimea Chapter 7: Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and the MH17 downing Chapter 8: Civil war in Syria and the 2016 U.S. elections Chapter 9: The 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2018 poisoning of the Skripals Chapter 10: How the mind constructs a memory of recent political events Part 3: Reenacting the enemy in media and in the mind Chapter 11: Memory, media, and the mind: Revisiting the framework Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Origins of Language A Slim Guide Oxford
Book SynopsisOrigins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some extent, and to engage in mind-reading. Human language, however, is characterized by its ability to efficiently express a wide range of subtle and complex meanings. After the first simple beginnings, human language underwent an explosion of complexity, leading to the very complicated systems of grammar and pronunciation found in modern languages. Jim Hurford looks at the very varied aspects of this evolution, covering human prehistory; the relation between instinct and learning; biology and culture; trust, altruism, and cooperation; animal thought; human and non-human vocal anatomy; the meanings and forms of the first words; and the growth of complex systems of grammar and pronunciation. Written by an internationally recognized expert in the field, it draws on a number of disciplines besides linguistics, including philosophy, neuroscience, genetics, and animal behaviour, and will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in language origins and evolution.Trade ReviewThis short guide to modern empirical research on language evolution provides a breezy and readable introduction to the many issues involved in understanding how humans came to possess one of our most prized capacities: our ability to acquire and use language. * Tecumseh Fitch, University of Vienna *Table of Contents1. The prehistory of a very special ape ; 2. Nature, nurture, and language ; 3. How trusted talk started ; 4. Concepts before language ; 5. We began to speak, and hear differently ; 6. Coining words ; 7. Building powerful grammar engines ; 8. Pronunciation gets complex
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Oxford University Press Unbounded Dependency Constructions Theoretical
Book SynopsisThis book is about one of the most intriguing features of human communication systems: the fact that words that go together in meaning can occur arbitrarily far away from each other. In the sentence This is technology that most people think about, but rarely consider the implications of, the word ''technology'' is interpreted as if it were simultaneously next to the words ''about'' and ''of''. This kind of long-distance dependency has been the subject of intense linguistic and psycholinguistic research for the last half century, and offers a unique insight into the nature of grammatical structures and their interaction with cognition. The constructions in which these unbounded dependencies arise are remarkably difficult to model and come with a rather puzzling array of constraints that have often defied characterization or proper explanation. This work provides a detailed survey of these constructions and the factors responsible for their creation and comprehension, describes new experimental evidence that sheds light on the nature of the phenomenon, and suggests new avenues for future research. The volume will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the fields of morphosyntax, psycholinguistics, and cognitive science.Trade ReviewThe fact that Chaves and Putnam are both arguing for certain positions and setting out a research programme makes this a work of considerable importance [...] If the book has the impact that it deserves, syntactic research will come to look rather different. Put simply, there will be more work aiming to develop analyses that can be incorporated into models of language use and more work utilizing appropriate experiments to disentangle the sources of speakers' judgements. It will be an important and very welcome change, perhaps even paradigm shift. * Robert D. Borsley, Journal of Linguistics *In a real tour de force, Chaves and Putnam examine a wide range of unbounded dependency constructions, including some rarely noted ones, and bring to bear on them the perspectives of all the major theories of syntax, as well as language processing and language acquisition. This book should be studied by syntacticians and psycholinguists of all persuasions. * Ray Jackendoff, Tufts University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Chaves and Putnam delight us with an excellent survey of one of the central topics in syntactic theory. They combine empirical depth with a broad theoretical overview, including recent processing and experimental research. Bringing together multiple perspectives, they provide an accessible and thought-provoking exposition of the debates surrounding long-distance syntactic dependencies. The synthesis is a remarkable achievement and a major step forward in our understanding of the subject. * Márta Abrusán, Institut Jean Nicod *This book provides a beautiful, timely summary of research on unbounded dependency constructions across many constructions and languages. The authors summarize all current views, including movement-, non-movement-, memory-, and experience-based approaches, and they offer exciting new data that offers support for the experience-based view for some of these phenomena. This is an easy-to-read book that should be of interest to linguists and cognitive scientists alike. * Ted Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Unbounded dependency constructions have played an important role in linguistic theory for more than 50 years. In this volume, Chaves and Putnam present a comprehensive survey of this research with a large number of well-chosen examples and detailed references. This will be very useful to both established and beginning linguists. The authors compare movement-based theories such as Chomsky's Minimalist Program with non-movement-based theories which adopt Gazdar's seminal proposal to replace movement with feature percolation. The formal properties of these two types of theories are scrutinized and evaluated from the perspective of language processing and acquisition, leading to the authors' own constructivist exemplar-based model of how island constraints emerge. * Elisabet Engdahl, University of Gothenburg *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Extraction types 3: Extraction constraints 4: Movement-based approaches 5: Non-movement-based approaches 6: Experience-based effects 7: The acquisition of UDCs 8: Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Language and the Brain A Slim Guide to
Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the state-of-the-art neuroscientific research that is revolutionizing our understanding of language. Written in an accessible, conversational style, it focuses on specific aspects of how the brain allows us to use language while also exploring broader themes.Trade ReviewSometimes one picks up a book that doesn't initially spark interest, only to discover that it touches on multiple facets of one's own life...Each chapter persuades through the combined art of conversational humor, illuminating figures, a helpful summary, and extensive supporting material. This concise volume offers an excellent example of how to convey challenging scientific content in an approachable manner. * Choice *The book Language and the Brain: A Slim Guide to Neurolinguistics focuses on what is it about the human brain that makes it possible to use language...All in all, this book provides a preliminary understanding of neurolinguistics. * Mingkuo Shao, University of Science and Technology Beijing School of Foreign Studies Beijing, P. R. China *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of figures 1: Introduction 2: The toolbox 3: Sounds in the brain 4: A neural code for speech 5: Activating words 6: Representing meaning 7: Structure and prediction 8: Composing sentences 9: Building dependencies 10: Wrapping up Abbreviations Glossary International Phonetic Alphabet for English Notes Figure acknowledgments References Index
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Oxford University Press The Texture of the Lexicon
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Ray Jackendoff and Jenny Audring embark on a major reconceptualization of linguistic theory as seen through the lens of morphology. Their approach, Relational Morphology, extends the Parallel Architecture developed by Jackendoff in Foundations of Language (2002), Simpler Syntax (2005), and Meaning and the Lexicon (2010). The framework integrates morphology into the overall architecture of language, enabling it to interact insightfully with phonology, syntax, semantics, and above all, the lexicon. The first part of the book situates morphology in the language faculty, and introduces a novel formalism that unifies the treatment of all morphological patterns, inflectional or derivational, systematic or marginal. Central to the theory is the lexicon, which both incorporates the rules of grammar and explicitly encodes relationships among words and among grammatical patterns. Part II puts the theory to the test, applying it to a wide range of familiar and less familiar morphoTrade ReviewThe Texture of the Lexicon is a reader-friendly introduction to the framework of Relational Morphology that complements the Parallel Architecture approach. I believe that readers interested in morphology at large will find something interesting in this read. * David M. Karaj, Linguist *Review from previous edition This is the best linguistics book of 2020: A comprehensive view of morphological patterns that does not struggle with, but comfortably explains, the frequently observed continuity between regular grammatical patterns and memorized/idiosyncratic forms. * Martin Haspelmath *Through extending Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture by a sophisticated system of co-indexing, the authors develop a surprising perspective on language as a whole. They overcome the separation of grammar and lexicon, the contrast of regular and idiosyncratic items, of productive and unproductive patterns, of core and periphery. Relational Morphology brings with it a new and exciting picture of language as an integrated mental capacity. * Manfred Bierwisch, Humboldt University of Berlin *Jackendoff and Audring unravel the illusory divide between the lexicon and grammar to weave together, with enduring insights, a vast range of semi-regular and fully engaging phenomena. * Adele Goldberg, Princeton University *Jackendoff and Audring combine the models of Parallel Architecture and Construction Morphology to propose an innovative perspective on the lexicon, morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and their interaction, centered around their simple, but far-reaching, Relational Hypothesis: all types of linguistic relatedness can be coded as static relational schemas over fully listed items, but a subset of those schemas also serve as productive, generative devices. The authors' wide-ranging exploration lays down the gauntlet for competing models. * Andrew Spencer, University of Essex *This is a lovely book that elaborates the elegant and simple functional linguistic perspective of Jackendoff's (2002) "Parallel Architecture" research program into a detailed attempt to explain what lexical items are. The answer that Jackendoff and Audring arrive at is surprising: there is no principled distinction between grammar and lexicon, contrary to what has standardly been assumed. There is a wealth of fascinating predictions to test here. * Ted Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Table of ContentsPart I: The Theory 1: Situating morphology 2: The functions of schemas 3: Motivation in the lexicon Part II: Using and refining the tools 4: Formalizing morphological phenomena 5: Formalizing inflection 6: Morphologically conditioned phonological alternations Part III: Beyond morphological theory 7: Language processing and language acquisition through the lens of Relational Morphology 8: Applying the tools to other domains 9: Coda: What have we done? References Index of words and schemas Index of authors and subjects
£23.99
Oxford University Press Language Unlimited
Book SynopsisHuman language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes us on a journey to the hidden structure behind all we say (or sign) and understand.Trade Review[Adger's] tour of Chomskyan linguistics is entertaining and accessible - in contrast to Chomsky's own notoriously baffling prose. The book is a handy introduction to a vexed debate on the infinite power of the finite mortal mind. * The Economist *Adger's highly-referenced 250-pager explores with vigour and thoroughness I've rarely seen in a book ... a book to [the] bookshelf. * Jane Denny, Chemistry World *[I]n my opinion the best attempt ever made to explain the linguistic framework within which Adger works - that of Noam Chomsky. The book is very readable without ever being childish, light in tone without being annoyingly funny, and clear about the author's point of view without being polemical. * Marc Van Oostendorp, Neerlandistiek *I wish there were more linguistics professors bringing their A-game to a larger audience like this. * Superlinguo *Adger [...] describes the situation carefully, clearly, and engagingly, using copious examples and analogies to communicate some really subtle points ... I definitely recommend the book for people who are interested in the scientific approach to language ... I congratulate Adger on this strong work that makes extraordinarily abstract concepts clear. * Separated by a Common Language *In summary, a useful... book for linguists and students of linguistics, fascinatingly written and using research from around the world to show how different language groups, people with different types of speech impairment and animals all search for meaning and how to communicate it in their own way. * Barry Tomalin, Training, Language & Culture *A delightful journey through the many fascinating aspects of language, its nature and use, its richness and variety and its deep commonalities, beginning with the simplest observations and reaching to the borders of inquiry, interleaved with striking illustrations from a wide variety of languages and illuminating the way with results from experimental, animal, and computational research. A wonderful experience. * Noam Chomsky *A highly readable introduction to some of the big questions in linguistics. I'd recommend this lucid and engaging book to both the amateur language enthusiast and the beginning linguistics student. Adger writes with true depth of understanding and generosity towards the broader field of linguistics. * Gretchen McCulloch, co-host of the Lingthusiasm podcast and author of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language *Captivating. Adger makes the simple but profound observation that language is more than communication. * Kevin Berger, Nautilus *Language Unlimited is a must for any linguistic enthusiastic. * María Florencia Silva, Linguist List *Table of Contents1: Creating language 2: Beyond symbols and signals 3: A sense of structure 4: The question of Psammetichus 5: Impossible patterns 6: All in the mind 7: A law of language 8: Botlang 9: Merge 10: Grammar and culture
£21.84
Oxford University Press Pragmatics A Slim Guide
Book SynopsisThis book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. There can be a big difference between what a speaker says and what they mean - i.e. between literal meaning and intended meaning. A speaker who says I need coffee can mean anything from ''Please buy more coffee'' to ''I''m really sleepy''. How is a hearer to know? In this book, Betty Birner explores how we get from what is said to what is meant, from the perspective of both the speaker and the hearer, dealing with a range of context-dependent issues in language along the way: literal and non-literal meaning, implicature, speech acts, reference, definiteness, presupposition, and information structure. She reveals how language users can infer each other''s meanings using not just what is being said but also the context and an assumption of rationality and cooperation. This slim guide summarizes the most important and foundational theories in the field of linguistic pragmatics, illustrated with plenty of real-life examples, and including a helpful glossary of key terms. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from undergraduate and graduate students of pragmatics to general readers interested in how we successfully communicate with one another.Trade ReviewSumming up, Pragmatics: A slim guide is a valuable tool for anyone interested in the study of pragmatics. * Nicolas Ruytenbeek, Ghent University, Linguist List *Just what a slim guide should be: brisk, authoritative, even-handed, accessible, entertaining. Birner deftly traverses the theoretical and empirical landscape of contemporary pragmatics from (non-)literality to speech acts, from presupposition to implicature, from reference to information structure, enlivened at each stop with illustrative data from Poe's tales to political innuendo. * Laurence R. Horn, Yale University *Combining elegant exposition and well-chosen examples, this book serves not only to introduce the study of pragmatics to a new audience, but also to shed new light on several widely-discussed topics. * Chris Cummins, University of Edinburgh *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Literal vs. non-literal meaning 3: Implicature 4: Speech acts 5: Reference 6: Definiteness and anaphora 7: Presupposition 8: Information structure 9: New directions 10: Conclusion Glossary
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Oxford University Press The Language of Fiction
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together new research on fiction from the fields of philosophy and linguistics. Fiction has long been a topic of interest in philosophy, but recent years have also seen a surge in work on fictional discourse at the intersection between linguistics and philosophy of language. In particular, there has been a growing interest in examining long-standing issues concerning fiction from a perspective that is informed both by philosophy and linguistic theory. Following a detailed introduction by the editors, The Language of Fiction contains 14 chapters by leading scholars in linguistics and philosophy, organized into three parts. Part I, ''Truth, Reference, and Imagination'', offers new, interdisciplinary perspectives on some of the central themes from the philosophy of fiction: What is fictional truth? How do fictional names refer? What kind of speech act is involved in telling a fictional story? What is the relation between fiction and imagination? Part II, ''Storytelling'Trade ReviewSome essays may appeal to scholars across discipline; among these are Isidora Stojanovic's "Derogatory Terms in Free Indirect Discourse" (chapter 14), which discusses the "complicity" effect of slurs and mixed-quotation and two-context approaches for understanding this phenomenon in specifically literary texts. But most essays are principally interested in exploring theoretical paradigms of fictional discourse through the idiom and methodologies of linguistics and philosophy of language. This collection will find its readers among advanced scholars in those fields. * H. L. Pennington, CHOICE *Table of Contents1: Emar Maier and Andreas Stokke: Introduction Part I: Truth, Reference, and Imagination 2: François Recanati: Fictional reference as simulation 3: Hans Kamp: Sharing real and fictional reference 4: Nils Franzén: Fictional truth: In defense of the reality principle 5: Sandro Zucchi: On the generation of content 6: Manuel García-Carpintero: Do the imaginings that fictions invite have a direction of fit? Part II: Storytelling 7: Regine Eckardt: In search of the narrator 8: Emar Maier and Merel Semeijn: Extracting fictional truth from unreliable sources 9: Samuel Cumming: Narrative and point-of-view 10: Daniel Altshuler: A puzzle about narrative progression and causal reasoning 11: Matthias Bauer and Sigrid Beck: Isomorphic mapping in fictional interpretation Part III: Perspective Shift 12: Nellie Wieland: Metalinguistic acts in fiction 13: Márta Abrusán: Computing perspective shift in narratives 14: Isidora Stojanovic: Derogatory terms in free indirect discourse 15: Andreas Stokke: Protagonist projection, character-focus, and mixed quotation
£111.62
Oxford University Press Foundations of Language
Book SynopsisHow does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noam Chomsky''s Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. He goes on to propose a radical re-conception of how the brain processes language. This opens up vivid new perspectives on every major aspect of language and communication, including grammar, vocabulary, learning, the origins of human language, and how language relates to the real world. Foundations of Language makes important connections with other disciplines which have been isolated from linguistics for many years. It sets a new agenda for close cooperation between the study of language, mind, the brain, behaviour, and evolution.Trade ReviewThe book is ... a fascinating introduction to the world of linguistics. ... I found the book extremely interesting, captivating and important. If you are not sure about certain basic facts in the research of natural language, read this book. It will provide you with quite an objective view of the development of the research of language on all aspects. * Linguist List *A masterpiece * Nature *I believe this book has the potential to reorient linguistics more decisively than any book since Syntactic Structures shook the discipline almost half a century ago. * Robbins Burling, Language in Society *An excellent overview of the complexities of language * New Scientist *Table of ContentsPART I: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS ; 1. The Complexity of Linguistic Structure ; 2. Language as a Mental Phenomenon ; 3. Combinatoriality ; 4. Universal Grammar ; PART II: ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATIONS ; 5. The Parallel Architecture ; 6. Lexical Storage Versus Online Construction ; 7. Implications for Processing ; 8. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Architecture ; PART III: SEMANTIC AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS ; 9. Semantics as a Mentalistic Enterprise ; 10. Reference and Truth ; 11. Lexical Semantics ; 12. Phrasal Semantics ; 13. Concluding Remarks
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Oxford University Press Mind Design and Minimal Syntax
Book SynopsisThis book introduces generative grammar as an area of study and asks what it tells us about the human mind. Wolfram Hinzen lays the foundation for the unification of modern generative linguistics with the philosophies of mind and language. He introduces Chomsky''s program of a ''minimalist'' syntax as a novel explanatory vision of the human mind. He explains how the Minimalist Program originated in work in cognitive science, biology, linguistics, and philosophy, and examines its implications for work in these fields. He considers the way the human mind is designed when seen as an arrangement of structural patterns in nature, and argues that its design is the product not so much of adaptive evolutionary history as of principles and processes that are ahistorical and internalist in character. Linguistic meaning, he suggests, arises in the mind as a consequence of structures emerging on formal rather than functional grounds. From this he substantiates an unexpected and deeply unfashionablTable of ContentsPREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I: NATURALLY HUMAN; PART II: DEDUCING VARIATION; PART III: RATIONAL MIND; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
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Oxford University Press, USA Diagnosing Syntax Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics 46
Book SynopsisDrawing on the expertise of over 20 leading scholars and their empirically rich data, this book presents current thoughts on, and practical answers to, the question: What are the diagnostic signs, techniques and procedures that can be used to analyse natural language syntax?Table of ContentsPART I: HEAD MOVEMENT; PART II: PHRASAL MOVEMENT; PART III: AGREEMENT; PART IV: ANAPHORA; PART V: ELLIPSIS
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Oxford University Press SOCIAL ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE SEL
Book SynopsisThis book offers an exciting new perspective on the origins of language. Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human communities already suffused with meaning and communication, mimesis, ritual, song and dance, alloparenting, new divisions of labour and revolutionary changes in social relations. The book thus challenges assumptions about the causal relations between genes, capacities, social communication and innovation: the biological capacities are taken to evolve incrementally on the basis of cognitive plasticity, in a process that recruits previous adaptations and fine-tunes them to serve novel communicative ends. Topics include the ability brought about by language to tell lies, that must have confronted our ancestors with new problems of public trust; the dynamics of social-cognitive co-evolution; the roleTable of ContentsPART 1 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; PART 2 LANGUAGE AS A COLLECTIVE OBJECT; PART 3 APES AND PEOPLE, PAST AND PRESENT; PART 4 THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE; PART 5 THE JOURNEY THEREAFTER
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Oxford University Press The Grammar of Words
Book SynopsisGeert Booij''s popular textbook on the structure of words has been revised and updated in a third edition. The book covers every aspect of morphological theory and the analysis of words. It is the only introductory text to explore the role of morphology in language processing and language change, and also deals with the relation between morphology and other modules of grammar. The book includes a full glossary and exercises with answers. - revised and updated- with a glossary of terms- exercises and suggestions for further reading- the clearest and most readable text on the marketTrade ReviewTHE - Textbook Guide round up 08/11/2012Review from previous edition Well-organized and written, coherent and clear.... Covers a great range of morphological concepts, patterns and issues. * Linguist List *carefully edited...a well-balanced overview of the major issues in morphology while serving at the same time both a pedagogical and a descriptive purpose in a field in which textbooks have for a long time been rare. * AnaDÿaz-Negrillo and Salvador Valera Hernandez, English Language and Linguistics *This is a solid work, which nevertheless moves along at a brisk pace and points at many further issues that could be fruitfully studied in follow-up work...we can thoroughly recommend this work. * The Year's Work in English Studies *Table of ContentsPART I: WHAT IS LINGUISTIC MORPHOLOGY; PART II: WORD-FORMATION; PART III: INFLECTION; PART IV: INTERFACES; PART V: MORPHOLOGY AND MIND; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS
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OUP Oxford Oxford Handbook of Case
Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive account of current research on case and the morphological and syntactic phenomena associated with it. The semantic roles and grammatical relations indicated by case are fundamental to the whole system of language and have long been a central concern of descriptive and theoretical linguistics. The book opens with the editors'' synoptic overview of the main lines of research in the field, which sets out the main issues, challenges, and debates. Some sixty scholars from all over the world then report on the state of play in theoretical, typological, diachronic, and psycholinguistic research. They assess cross-linguistic work on case and case-systems and evaluate a variety of theoretical approaches. They examine current issues and debates from historical, areal, socio-linguistic, and psycholinguistic perspectives. The final part of the book consists of a set of overviews of case systems representative of some of the world''s major language families. TTrade ReviewA coherent, well-structured and useful collection of authoritative overview articles as well as many specific studies ... The overview articles of the individual parts are state-of-the-art, the great majority of the topic-specific papers are helpful introductions to voluminous literatures and/or complex issues, and the language-specific studies will be valuable sources of reference for years to come. * Fernando Zúñiga, Studies in Language *...anyone who wishes to understand the phenomenon of case from any point of view will find something of interest... * Leofranc Holford-Stevens, London Review of Books *The Oxford Handbook of Case (despite occasional, mainly technical, flaws) measures up to the most exacting standards and could serve in many respects as a model for handbooks of this sort. It will undoubtedly prove an invaluable resource not only to professional linguists but particularly to a very wide circle of students. * Voprosy Jazykoznanija *Table of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CASE; PART II: MORPHOLOGY OF CASE; PART III: SYNTAX OF CASE; PART IV: CASE IN (PSYCHO)LINGUISTIC DISCIPLINES; PART V: AREAL AND DIACHRONIC ISSUES; PART VI: INDIVIDUAL CASES: CROSS-LINGUISTIC OVERVIEWS; PART VII: SKETCHES OF CASE SYSTEMS
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Oxford University Press, USA Language Matters
Book SynopsisIs Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on these questions one way or another. Yet as linguists Donna Jo Napoli and Vera Lee-Schoenfeld point out in this short and thoroughly readable volume, many of our most deeply held ideas about the nature of language and its role in our lives are either misconceived or influenced by myths and stereotypes.Language Matters provides a highly informative tour of the world of language, examining these and other vexing and controversial language-related questions. Throughout, Napoli and Lee-Schoenfeld encourage and lead the reader to use common-sense and everyday experience rather than preconceived notions or technical linguistic expertise. Both their questions and their conclusions are surprising, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining.This thoroughly revised second edition updates the book with a new co-author, and includes new chapters on language and power, language extinction, and what it is linguists actually do. Language Matters is sure to engage both general readers and students of language and linguistics at any level.Table of ContentsPART 1; LANGUAGE: THE HUMAN ABILITY; PART I I; LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY
£27.07
Oxford University Press Music Language and the Brain
Trade Review...useful for students, or specialists exploring outside their disciplines * Danny Lee, www.dannyreviews.com *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sound elements: pitch and timbre 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Musical Sound Systems 2.3 Linguistic Sound Systems 2.4 Sound Category Learning as a Key Link 2.5 Conclusion Appendices Chapter 3: Rhythm 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Rhythm in Music 3.3 Rhythm in Speech 3.4 Interlude: Rhythm in Poetry and Song 3.5 Non-Periodic Aspects of Rhythm as A Key Link 3.6 Conclusion Appendices Chapter 4: Melody 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Melody in Music: Comparisons to Speech 4.3 Speech Melody: Links to Music 4.4 Interlude: Musical and Linguistic Melody in Song 4.5 Melodic Statistics and Melodic Contour as Key Links 4.6 Conclusion Appendix Chapter 5: Syntax 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Structural Richness of Musical Syntax 5.3 Formal Differences and Similarities between Musical and Linguistic Syntax 5.4 Neural Resources for Syntactic Integration as a Key Link 5.5 Conclusion Chapter 6: Meaning 6.1 Introduction 6.2 A Brief Taxonomy of Musical Meaning 6.3 Linguistic Meaning In Relation To Music 6.4 Interlude: Linguistic and Musical Meaning in Song 6.5 The Expression and Appraisal of Emotion As A Key Link 6.6 Conclusion Chapter 7: Evolution 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Language and Natural Selection 7.3 Music and Natural Selection 7.4 Music and Evolution: Neither Adaptation nor Frill 7.5 Beat-Based Rhythm Processing As a Key Research Area 7.6 Conclusion Appendix Afterword References
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The University of Chicago Press Discourse Consciousness and Time
Book SynopsisThis text demonstrates how the study of language and consciousness together can provide an understanding of the way the mind works. Chafe shows that comprehending the nature of consciousness is essential to understanding many linguistic phenomena, such as pronouns and clause structure.
£31.35
The University of Chicago Press Arenas of Language Use
Book SynopsisA collection of twelve essays that discuss the collective nature of language--the ways in which people coordinate with each other to determine the meaning of what they say.
£35.15
The University of Chicago Press Language and Interpretation in Psychoanalysis
Book SynopsisConsider a poem as the literary critic reads it; consider the language of an analysand as the psychoanalyst hears it. The tasks of the professionals are similar: to interpret the linguistic, symbolic data at hand. In Language and Interpretation in Psychoanalysis, Marshall Edelson explores the linguistics of Chomsky, showing the congruence between Chomsky and Freud, and comparing linguistic interpretations in the psychoanalytic situation with interpretations of a Bach prelude and Wallace Stevens's poem The Snow Man.
£30.40
