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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 언어학 > 언어학 > 일반
· ISBN : 9781403936288
· 쪽수 : 280쪽
· 출판일 : 2006-04-19
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Introduction.- PART 1: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE Where Does Language Come From?.- Why Don't We All Talk the Same?.- Things Ain't What They Used to Be.- Linguistic Relations.- Bee Talk and Monkey Chatter.- PART 2: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES How Do You Spell Accommodation?.- How Many Words Do The Eskimos Use?.- Going On and On: The Never-ending Story.- Primitive Languages?.- Who Needs Grammar?.- Mobile Messages.- PART 3: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY How Do We Lose Languages and Does It Matter?.- What Shall I Call You?.- Do Women and Men Speak Differently?.- Sexist Language and Linguist Sexism.- What Language Do You Use to Your Grandmother?.- Why Can't People in Birmingham Talk Right?.- PART 4: LANGUAGE, BRAIN AND MIND Why My Feets Hurted?.- Does Bilingualism Rot the Brain?.- Building Another Tongue.- You've Tasted the Whole Worm.- Is Language a Strait Jacket?.- When Language Breaks Down.- PART 5: CONCLUSION Who Cares About Language?.- Index.