The Dynamics of Language : An Introduction

Ronnie Cann

ISBN 10: 0126135363 / ISBN 13: 9780126135367

Editore: Koninklijke Brill NV Mär 2006, 2006

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Neuware - Argues that knowledge in language consists of being able to use it in speaking and understanding. This work analyses a variety of languages, from English to Japanese and Swahili. It is intended for those in the disciplines of language, linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, cognitive science, law, media studies, and medicine.

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• Titolo: The Dynamics of Language : An Introduction
• Editore: Koninklijke Brill NV Mär 2006
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0126135363
• ISBN 13: 9780126135367
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 234 L x 156 A x 24 P (millimetri) 234 millimetri di larghezza per 156 millimetri di altezza per 24 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 638 grammi

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Argues that knowledge in language consists of being able to use it in speaking and understanding. This work analyses a variety of languages, from English to Japanese and Swahili. It is intended for those in the disciplines of language, linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, cognitive science, law, media studies, and medicine.

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"This book represents an uncommon achievement in successfully using detailed analyses of typologically diverse languages to address foundational questions about what it means to know a language and about the relation between speaking and understanding. This book will be of interest to anybody who is serious about the cognitive science of syntax and semantics."
--Colin Phillips, University of Maryland, USA

"For anyone interested in the basic nature of natural language syntax, this book is a necessary, and enjoyable, read. The authors provide a new take on how interpretations are constructed by language users,and back up their general theoretical proposals with original analyses of an eclectic range of linguistic phenomena. The exposition
is clear and engaging–and challenging. You will have some of your assumptions shaken up; whether they fall back in place, or are radically rearranged, the experience is stimulating."
--Caroline Heycock, University of Edinburgh, UK