{"product_id":"language-bananas-and-bonobos-linguistic-problems-puzzles-and-polemics-paperback-softback-9780631228721","title":"Language, Bananas and Bonobos; Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631228721","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage, Bananas and Bonobos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLinguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNeil Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631228721, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage, Bananas, and Bonobos\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of engaging reflections on concerns such as our knowledge and use of language, political correctness, and the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees. In doing so, this volume provides new insights into linguistics that are of universal interest.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501096694040,"sku":"9780631228721","price":32.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631228721.jpg?v=1786210057","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/language-bananas-and-bonobos-linguistic-problems-puzzles-and-polemics-paperback-softback-9780631228721","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}