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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811261603321

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