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UNINA9910973601403321 |
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Autore |
Dixon Robert M. W |
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Titolo |
I am a linguist / / by R.M.W. Dixon ; with a foreword by Peter Matthews |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2011 |
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9781283852159 |
1283852152 |
9789004195172 |
9004195173 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (412 p.) |
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Collana |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preliminary Material / R. M. W. Dixon -- A day in the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- What is linguistics? — a journey of discovery / R. M. W. Dixon -- Getting there / R. M. W. Dixon -- Discography, and a bit of fiction / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- Frustration and fulfilment / R. M. W. Dixon -- The role of universities / R. M. W. Dixon -- More lovely fieldwork, and some comparison / R. M. W. Dixon -- The science of linguistics, and other approaches to the study of language / R. M. W. Dixon -- Fijian, English and some novels / R. M. W. Dixon -- Academic standards / R. M. W. Dixon -- The delegate from Tasmania / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the Amazonian jungle / R. M. W. Dixon -- God and Magog in Brazil / R. M. W. Dixon -- A productive partnership / R. M. W. Dixon -- Living a life / R. M. W. Dixon -- Solutions to problems from the end of Chapter 6 / R. M. W. Dixon -- Bibliography / R. M. W. Dixon -- Index / R. M. W. Dixon -- List of plates / R. M. W. Dixon. |
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I am a Linguist provides a fascinating account of the academic adventures of multi-faceted linguist, R.M.W. (Bob) Dixon. There is fieldwork (and lengthy grammars) on Dyirbal, Yidiñ and other Aboriginal languages of Australia, the Boumaa dialect of Fijian, and Jarawara from the dense jungles of Amazonia. Theoretical studies |
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include adjective classes, ergativity and complement clauses. There are also detective novels, science fiction stories, and pioneering work on blues and gospel discography. Interspersed with the autobiographical narrative are explanations of how linguistics is a scientific discipline, of the development of universities, of diminishing academic standards, and of the treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia. The book is written in an easy, accessible style with numerous illustrative anecdotes. It will be an inspiration to young linguists and of interest to the general reader curious about what a scientific linguist does. |
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UNINA9910967404903321 |
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Autore |
Lathe Richard |
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Titolo |
Autism, brain, and environment / / Richard Lathe |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006 |
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9786610738144 |
9781280738142 |
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9781846422539 |
1846422531 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p. ) : ill |
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Autism - Environmental aspects |
Autism - Genetic aspects |
Autism - Pathogenesis |
Environmental toxicology |
Limbic system - Diseases |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-271) and index. |
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1. Introduction. 2. Autism and autism spectrum disorders: the problem of recognition and diagnosis. 3. Genetic contribution to autistic spectrum disorders: diversity and insufficiency. 4. New phase autism: rising prevalence. 5. Brain abnormalities: focus on the limbic brain. 6. Limbic dysfunction correlates with the autistic phenotype. 7. |
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Environmental factors, heavy metals, and brain function. 8. Gut, hormones, immunity: physiological dysregulation in autism. 9. Body and mind: impact of physiological changes on brain and behaviour in ASD. 10. Biomedical Therapy: typing and correction. 11. The Environmental threat: From autism and ADHD to Alzheimer's. Index. |
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The increasing number of people being dignosed with autism spectrum disorders cannot simply be explained by changes in diagnostic criteria or greater awareness of the condition. Richard Lathe contends that the recent rise in cases of ASDs is a result of increased exposure to environmental toxicity combined with genetic factors. |
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