1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963284903321

Autore

Aitchison Jean <1938->

Titolo

The articulate mammal : an introduction to psycholinguistics / / Jean Aitchison ; with a foreword by the author

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-80696-2

1-283-10368-0

9786613103680

1-136-80697-0

0-203-82824-0

Edizione

[Routledge classics ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge classics

Disciplina

401/.9

Soggetti

Psycholinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1976 by the Academic Division of Unwin Hyman Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Jean Aitchisonthe Articulate Mammal; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to The Routledge Classics Edition; Preface to The First Edition; Preface to The Fifth Edition; Introduction; 1. The Great Automatic Grammatizator; 2. Animals That Try to Talk; 3. Grandmama's Teeth; 4. Predestinate Grooves; 5. A Blueprint In The Brain?; 6. Chattering Children; 7. Puzzling It out; 8. Celestial Unintelligibility; 9. The White Elephant Problem; 10. The Case of The Missing Fingerprint; 11. The Cheshire Cat's Grin; 12. Banker's Clerk or Hippopotamus?; Suggestions For Further Reading; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.'An excellent and very welcome guide to psycholinguistics...highly recommended.' The Washington Post A classic in its field for almost forty years, The Articulate Mammal is a brilliant introduction to psycholinguistics. In lucid prose Jean Aitchison introduces and demystifies a complex and controversial subject: What is language and is it restricted to humans? How do children acquire language so quickly? Is language innate or learned? She explains the pioneering work of Noam Chomsky; how ch



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910165042303321

Autore

King Peter <1960-, >

Titolo

Thinking of housing : words, memories, use / / Peter King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-23184-0

1-351-86627-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Routledge Focus

Disciplina

363.585

Soggetti

Public housing - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Thinking on housing -- 2. Housing is -- 3. Care-full use -- 4. Misuse -- 5. The consequences of use -- 6. What housing does.

Sommario/riassunto

If we do stop to think on housing, what do we see? What is housing and what does it do? These seem deceptively simple questions but they are often left unanswered. These essays explore the idea of housing as a thing we can and do use.