{"product_id":"language-bananas-and-bonobos-9780631228721","title":"Language Bananas and Bonobos","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of humorous and accessible essays presents a series of engaging reflections on linguistic concerns, including: how people who are deaf and blind can communicate; what makes Woody Allen funny; the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees; and political correctness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These sketches by Neil Smith's deft and expert hands provide a wonderful sampling of many and diverse paths of inquiry inspired by and informing the study of language, the unexpected delights one encounters on the way, the surprising and thought-provoking insights, and the puzzles, paradoxes and mysteries that offer a persistent challenge to understanding of essential elements of human nature.\" Noam Chomsky\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Massachusetts Institute of Technology \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Neil Smith has not only a profound knowledge of current developments in linguistics but also a talent for explaining the issues clearly and approachably.\" John Wells FBA\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e University College London\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Smith is a thorough linguist with a sense of humor. Readers will find interesting linguistic ideas in small delicate amount enough to induce a linguistic quest for more revealing information. This book offers quick linguistic treats of fresh ideas and key findings in linguistics.\" \u003ci\u003eLinguistische Berichte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrelude:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. How to be the Center of the Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Problems:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Tadoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Putting a Banana in Your Ear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Fragment of Genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Colourful Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Structure of Noise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Dissociations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Puzzles:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. PC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Acquired Whining.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Godshit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Golem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. $.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Polemics:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Bonobos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Whales, Sunflowers and the Evolution of Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Jackdaws, Sex and Language Acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Does Chomsky Exist?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Relentless Jollity, Inexorable Logic and the Nature of Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Structural Eccentricities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Velarity of Linguists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403448164695,"sku":"9780631228721","price":33.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631228721.jpg?v=1730483503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-bananas-and-bonobos-9780631228721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}