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The Cambridge encyclopedia of the language sciences /

by Hogan, Patrick Colm.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: xxiii, 1021 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780521866897 (hardback); 0521866898 (hardback).Subject(s): Linguistics -- Encyclopedias
Contents:
Language structure in its human context : new directions for the language sciences in the twenty-first century / William Croft -- The psychology of linguistic form / Lee Osterhout, Richard A. Wright, and Mark D. Allen -- The structure of meaning / James Pustejovsky -- Social practices of speech and writing / Florian Coulmas -- Explaining language : neuroscience, genetics, and evolution / Lyle Jenkins -- Acquisition of language / Barbara Lust -- Elaborating speech and writing : verbal art / Patrick Colm Hogan -- Entries.
Summary: One of the most important developments of the last fifty years has been the explosive increase in our knowledge about human language. Speech acquisition, reception, and production are arguably the most complex and distinctive operations of the human mind. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference resource for this knowledge.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language structure in its human context : new directions for the language sciences in the twenty-first century / William Croft -- The psychology of linguistic form / Lee Osterhout, Richard A. Wright, and Mark D. Allen -- The structure of meaning / James Pustejovsky -- Social practices of speech and writing / Florian Coulmas -- Explaining language : neuroscience, genetics, and evolution / Lyle Jenkins -- Acquisition of language / Barbara Lust -- Elaborating speech and writing : verbal art / Patrick Colm Hogan -- Entries.

One of the most important developments of the last fifty years has been the explosive increase in our knowledge about human language. Speech acquisition, reception, and production are arguably the most complex and distinctive operations of the human mind. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference resource for this knowledge.

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