{"product_id":"the-twitter-machine-reflections-on-language-paperback-softback-9780631169260","title":"The Twitter Machine; Reflections on Language (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631169260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Twitter Machine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReflections on Language\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\"\u003e9780631169260, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 September 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis unique book provides an introductory overview of modern theoretical linguistics which manages to be both accessible and humorous without sacrificing either scholarship of insight.  \u003cp\u003eIn a series of magisterial vignettes Smith emphasizes the perennial necessity of appealing to linguistic theory if we are to gain any real understanding of the phenomena of language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever profound or however trivial the questions we raise and try answer - What exactly does one have to know to count as a speaker of a language? What would it mean for a language to have no vowels? Why do little children call lorries 'lollies'? Precisely what with this sentence is wrong? - we need to recourse to a theory even to make them coherent. In particular, the author argues that we can find solutions to our puzzles, and explanations for these phenomena, if we exploit on the one hand Chomsky's theory of Generative Grammar, and on the other Sperber and Wilson's theory of Relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Why Theory?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Grammar and Gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Puzzle Puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Quails and Oysters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Oats have eaten the Horses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Wilt Thou have this Man to thy wedded Wife?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Must and the Randy Pachyderm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Y.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Time and Tense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Lellow Lollies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Data, Evidence and the Theory Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Annie's Botty-wotty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. In my language we SHOUT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Clive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Numbers Game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Useless Grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Linguistics as a Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. A Seditious Chameleon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\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":52316771057944,"sku":"9780631169260","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631169260.jpg?v=1781824352","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-twitter-machine-reflections-on-language-paperback-softback-9780631169260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}