Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics - Couverture souple

Smith, Neil

 
9780631228721: Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics

Synopsis

Language, Bananas, and Bonobos presents a series of engaging reflections on concerns such as our knowledge and use of language, political correctness, and the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees. In doing so, this volume provides new insights into linguistics that are of universal interest.

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À propos de l?auteur

Neil Smith is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics at University College London, and has been Head of the Linguistics Section of the Department since 1972. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Twitter Machine (Blackwell 1989) and The Mind of a Savant (with Ianthi Tsimpli, Blackwell, 1995). He is one of the editors of Lingua, and is on the board of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics.

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9780631228714: Language, Bananas, and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0631228713 ISBN 13 :  9780631228714
Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 2001
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