LEADER 02494nam 2200517 450 001 9910464160903321 005 20170822104420.0 010 $a1-4411-8883-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000109471 035 $a(EBL)1751133 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001196940 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12520127 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001196940 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11168371 035 $a(PQKB)10339573 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1751133 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000109471 100 $a20090326h20092009 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLanguage $ethe big picture /$fPeter Sharpe 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d[2009] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-9814-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [229]-236) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; W 330 $aWe 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"" 606 $aEnglish language 606 $aLanguage and languages 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish language. 615 0$aLanguage and languages. 676 $a883.1 700 $aSharpe$b Peter$f1947-$0950854 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464160903321 996 $aLanguage$92149715 997 $aUNINA