{"product_id":"language-frogs-and-savants-9781405130387","title":"Language Frogs and Savants","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics.   * Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics.  * Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Neil Smith’s Language, Bananas and Bonobos…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\" \u003ci\u003eNoam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Wells FBA, University College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedication. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What everyone should know about language and linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I. The meaning of ‘Language’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II. Knowledge of Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III. Describing Knowledge of Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV. Explanation in Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V. Linguistics as a ‘Science’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI. Beyond language: Pragmatics and the Language of Thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Language in the Limit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Savants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Singing by the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Maganar Hannu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sneering at the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Babes and Sucklings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Censored?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Did you know that the Portuguese for Turkey is Peru?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Language in the Genes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Obstinacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Backlash.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Is there a gene for linguists?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Frogs, Parrots, Grooming, the Basal Ganglia and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Core Concerns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Parametric Poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Linguistics by Numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Modules, Modals, Maths \u0026amp; the Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Are gucks mentally represented?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: A Refutation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Wonder.\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":49407867715927,"sku":"9781405130387","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405130387.jpg?v=1730500792","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-frogs-and-savants-9781405130387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}