Isbn: 9780820304878 - aliens and linguists: language study and science fiction (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. Great condition. Jacket has light wear, but is bright. Binding is tight, and inside is clean and unmarked.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. NONE. Green cloth binding with silver lettering. Light shelfwear to edges. Solid binding. Clean interiors free of any markings. No jacket. 257 pages. 6.3" X 9.5" Aa series of essays on the use and misuse of linguistics within scifi up to the late 1970s. Each chapter is organized around a specific trope or assumption about how language works that may work for moving the story forward but is not actually based on linguistic science, in contrast to how much time the author often spent getting things like physics or mathematics right. Takes on common issues like linguistic drift in time travel, "universal" translators that can automatically translate languages it has never encountered before, telepathy, and even what types of things count as language. Includes extensive examples of specific scifi books and how well they did on understanding the science of language. Despite Lord of Rings technically being fantasy, it still gets some pages as it is the prime example of an author very interested in getting the linguistics right.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. the jacket is somewhat worn about the edges and slightly scuffed, has only small tears at extremeties. some sunfading and rubbing to jacket. corners slightly bumped, but pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. jacket protected in mylar covering. …

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st edition. a few check marks in bibliography. Dust Jacket with minor edgewear. Previous owner's signature in ink. Slightly bumped. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Language & Linguistics. ISBN: 0820304875. ISBN/EAN: 9780820304878. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12180. …

Hardcover. Condizione: NF. Condizione sovraccoperta: NF.