The articulate mammal : an introduction to psycholinguistics / / Jean Aitchison ; with a foreword by the author
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| Autore: |
Aitchison Jean <1938-, >
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| Titolo: |
The articulate mammal : an introduction to psycholinguistics / / Jean Aitchison ; with a foreword by the author
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Edizione: | Routledge classics ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 401/.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Psycholinguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The articulate mammal |
| ISBN: | 1-283-10368-0 |
| 9786613103680 | |
| 1-136-80697-0 | |
| 0-203-82824-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461500503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge classics.