02494nam 2200517 450 991046416090332120170822104420.01-4411-8883-5(CKB)3710000000109471(EBL)1751133(SSID)ssj0001196940(PQKBManifestationID)12520127(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196940(PQKBWorkID)11168371(PQKB)10339573(MiAaPQ)EBC1751133(EXLCZ)99371000000010947120090326h20092009 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguage the big picture /Peter SharpeLondon ;New York :Continuum,[2009]©20091 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-9814-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-236) and index.Contents; Introduction; What Are the Origins of Language?; Is Language Exclusive to Humans?; Why Do Languages Change?; How Does Language Vary across Cultures?; Where Does Noam Chomsky Fit into Linguistics?; How Scientific Can Linguistic Theory Be?; What Makes Semantics Difficult?; From Whence the Power of Symbols?; How Is Language Represented in the Mind?; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WWe use language everyday in every aspect of our lives, whether at school, work, or home, with friends, colleagues or family. The ability to use language is so important that it defines what makes us human. Yet what is language? And how does it work? In this introduction to language, Peter Sharpe answers a series of questions about language to show its inner workings. Drawing on expertise from many disciplines, he examines the origins of language, how language produces meaning, the variation of language across cultures, how language is used in society, and whether or not there is a ""correct"" English languageLanguage and languagesElectronic books.English language.Language and languages.883.1Sharpe Peter1947-950854MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464160903321Language2149715UNINA