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 LEADER 02437oam 2200517M 450 001 9910716433503321 005 20200213070532.1 035 $a(CKB)5470000002521812 035 $a(OCoLC)1065841066 035 $a(OCoLC)995470000002521812 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002521812 100 $a20071213d1927 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnited States Industrial Reformatory, Chillicothe, Ohio. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of proposed legislation for the Department of Justice, providing ... for the maintenance of the United States Industrial Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, for the fiscal year 1927, shall be available ... February 16, 1927. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$c[U.S. Government Printing Office],$d1927. 215 $a1 online resource (2 pages) 225 1 $aHouse document / 69th Congress, 2nd session. House ;$vno. 729 225 1 $a[United States congressional serial set] ;$v[serial no. 8735] 300 $aBatch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. 300 $aFDLP item number not assigned. 606 $aBricks 606 $aBuilding 606 $aConvict labor 606 $aPrisons 606 $aCost 608 $aLegislative materials.$2lcgft 615 0$aBricks. 615 0$aBuilding. 615 0$aConvict labor. 615 0$aPrisons. 615 0$aCost. 701 $aCoolidge$b Calvin$f1872-1933.$01386178 712 02$aUnited States.$bPresident (1923-1929 : Coolidge) 712 02$aUnited States.$bDepartment of the Treasury.$bBureau of the Budget (1921-1939) 801 0$bWYU 801 1$bWYU 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910716433503321 996 $aUnited States Industrial Reformatory, Chillicothe, Ohio. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of proposed legislation for the Department of Justice, providing ... for the maintenance of the United States Industrial Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, for the fiscal year 1927, shall be available ... February 16, 1927. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed$93508447 997 $aUNINA