{"product_id":"language-frogs-and-savants-more-linguistic-problems-puzzles-and-polemics-hardback-9781405130370","title":"Language, Frogs and Savants; More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics (Hardback) 9781405130370","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage, Frogs and Savants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMore Linguistic 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\"\u003e9781405130370, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 November 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWith topics ranging from language death to sign language, \u003ci\u003eLanguage, Frogs and Savants\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the most senior figures in linguistics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to the current vision of linguistics most closely associated with Noam Chomsky.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a glossary of all technical terms and interpretations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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. 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