Autore	Hazen Kirk
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (453 p.)
Disciplina	410
Collana	Linguistics in the World
Soggetto topico	Linguistics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-55995-9 0-470-65895-9 1-118-56009-4
Classificazione	LAN009000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Machine generated contents note: Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Language, languages, and the people who speak them What is language? Language differences Language similarities Variation through time Variation today Understanding the world of language The complex nature of language Judging language Standard Englishes and vernacular Englishes Grammars Meaning Standard Englishes and different world views Structure A tour of language Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 2: Learning about what you already know Letters and phonetic symbols: A mismatch Phonetic symbols: A convenient lie Meaning, ambiguity, and arbitrariness A sketch of sounds Consonants and vowels Consonants Vowels Are all language sounds important to all languages? Making a difference: Contrasting sounds with minimal pairs Playing with voicing Variation through time: How many sounds did English start with? The Story of R (Part 1) Chapter summary Key Concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 3: Predictable differences Meanings with minimal pairs Some sound patterns are associated with social meaning Structure Sound patterns Schwa rule Deletion and insertion Assimilation The Story of R (part II) Englishes and other languages Variation through time Variation today Chapter summary Key concepts Exercises Chapter 4: Lexical ambiguity and arbitrariness Our mental dictionaries: Unlike paper dictionaries in several ways The lexicon and synonyms Structure How to identify lexical categories Content Lexical Categories Adjectives Nouns Verbs Function words: The mortar for the bricks Coordinators Determinatives Pronouns Prepositions Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 5: Meanings change Lexical semantic change and the arbitrariness of language How to create new words Nonce words Idioms Jargon Slang Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 6: Putting parts together Morphemes Affixes Content and function morphemes Suffixal homophony Word trees Morphemes and other systems Variation through time: A shift from more synthetic to more analytic Variation today Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 7: Meaning and ambiguity Structure and hierarchy Ambiguity and constituency Englishes and other languages Variation through time Variation today Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 8: Meaning and ambiguity: Part 1 Verb Phrases and traditional parts The motivation for Inflectional Phrases (IPs) The structure of Inflectional Phrases Building Inflectional Phrases Meaning and ambiguity: Part 2 Constituency in a different kind of phrase English and other languages Variation today: Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 9: Meaning and ambiguity Another realm of language structure Structure and constraints Structure of intent and effect The structure of implicature Direct and indirect: Getting the job done A special kind of verb: Performative speech acts with performative verbs Discourse markers Discourse scripts Politeness Communicative competence Variation in conversation Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 10: Language in education Correct English Prescriptive approaches to language Prescriptive peeves Descriptive approaches to language Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Chapter 11: Language acquisition Synchronic variation Diachronic variation World Englishes Communication with so many Englishes Chapter summary Key concepts Further reading Exercises Glossary References Index .
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Autore	Stoneking Mark
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (397 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables
Disciplina	572.8
Soggetto topico	Human genetics - Variation Human molecular genetics Molecular evolution Human evolution
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Genes: how they are inherited -- What genes are, what they do, and how they do it -- Genes in populations -- A simple model: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium -- Evolutionary forces -- Molecular evolution -- Genetic markers -- Sampling populations and individuals -- Sampling DNA regions -- Analysis of genetic data from populations -- Analysis of genetic data from individuals -- Inferences about demographic history -- Our closest living relatives -- The origins of our species -- Ancient DNA -- Dispersal and migration -- Species-wide selection -- Local selection -- Genes and culture -- Ongoing and future developments in molecular anthropology.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910135954103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (439 p.)
Disciplina	616/.0472
Soggetto topico	Pain - Research Nervous system - Diseases
ISBN	1-118-45593-2 1-78785-088-9 1-118-45597-5 1-118-45595-9
Classificazione	SCI089000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Machine generated contents note: List of contributors ix Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xv Notes on authors xvii Introduction 1 Section I: Neurobiology of pain: Recent advances 11 1 Anatomy of pain pathways 13 Andrew J. Todd 2 Spinal plasticity of the nociceptive system: The role of central sensitization in chronic pain states 35 Alban Latremoliere 3 Symptoms and pathology in neuropathic pain 89 Matthew Thakur and Stephen B. McMahon 4 Recent advances in neuroimmune interactions in neuropathic pain: The role of microglia 123 Elizabeth A. Old, Louise S. C. Nicol and Marzia Malcangio 5 Genetics and epigenetics of pain 149 Franziska Denk and Stephen B. McMahon 6 The cannabinoid system and its role in nociception 169 Massimiliano Beltramo 7 EphB receptors and persistent pain 201 Isabella Gavazzi Section II: Pain in the brain 225 8 Brain imaging in experimental pain 227 Massieh Moayedi and Tim V. Salomons 9 Placebo effects in pain 249 Luana Colloca, Adam P. Horin and Damien Finniss 10 Psychology and pain 267 Lance M. McCracken Section III: Pain in the lifecycle and in nervous system disorders 281 11 Pain in neonates and infants 283 Fiona Moultrie, Sezgi Goksan, Ravi Poorun and Rebeccah Slater 12 How do people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience pain? 295 Cecile Rattaz, Amandine Dubois and Amaria Baghdadli 13 Pain and depression: The janus factor of human suffering 317 Angela Iannitelli and Paola Tirassa 14 Pain in multiple sclerosis: From classification to treatment 345 Claudio Solaro and Michele Messmer 15 Pain perception in dementia 361 Miriam Kunz and Stefan Lautenbacher 16 The role of cognitive impairment in the placebo and nocebo effects 373 Martina Amanzio 17 An overview of pain in parkinson's disease 387 Panagiotis Zis, Elisaveta Sokolov and Kallol Ray Chaudhuri Appendix: Interviews with chronic pain patients 409 Index 000.
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Autore	Rockwood Larry L. <1943->
Edizione	[Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina	577.8/8
Soggetto topico	Population biology - Textbooks Animal populations - Textbooks Insect populations - Textbooks Ecology - Textbooks
ISBN	9781118947562 1118947568
Classificazione	486.1 577.8/8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	und
Nota di contenuto	Single species populations -- Density independent growth -- Density dependent growth and intraspecific competition -- Population regulation -- Populations with age structures -- Metapopulation ecology -- Life history strategies -- Interspecific interactions among populations -- Interspecific competition -- Mutualism -- Host-parasite interactions -- Predator-prey interactions -- Plant-herbivore interactions -- Multi-trophic interactions.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910796082503321