Language Frogs And Savants More Linguistic Problems Puzzles And Polemics Neil Smith by Neil Smith 9781405130370 instant download after payment.

With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics.

• Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics.
  
• Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language.
  
• Includes an introduction to the current vision of linguistics most closely associated with Noam Chomsky.
  
• Contains a glossary of all technical terms and interpretations.

Content:
Chapter 1 Savants (pages 37–44):
Chapter 2 Singing by the Dead (pages 45–50):
Chapter 3 Maganar Hannu (pages 51–55):
Chapter 4 Sneering at the Arts (pages 56–60):
Chapter 5 Babes and Sucklings (pages 56–61):
Chapter 6 Censored? (pages 66–70):
Chapter 7 Did you Know that the Portuguese for Turkey is Peru? (pages 71–76):
Chapter 8 Obstinacy (pages 77–83):
Chapter 9 Backlash (pages 84–89):
Chapter 10 Is There a Gene for Linguists? (pages 90–93):
Chapter 11 Frogs, Parrots, Grooming, the Basal Ganglia and Language (pages 94–99):
Chapter 12 Parametric Poverty (pages 101–108):
Chapter 13 Linguistics by Numbers (pages 109–113):
Chapter 14 Modules, Modals, Maths and the Mind (pages 114–119):
Chapter 15 Nothing (pages 120–127):
Chapter 16 The (pages 128–138):
Chapter 17 Are Gucks Mentally Represented? (pages 139–152):
Chapter 18 Wonder (pages 153–158):