The Birth Of Language

Author : Min K. Kim
Publisher : North Pole Lighthouse
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781950132225

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The Birth of Language by Min K. Kim Pdf

The Birth of Language tackles one of the most difficult topics known to mankind, the origin of language. Kim shares his experiences of learning English as a second language after moving to the United States as a teenager. He then discusses Noam Chomsky's theories on language. Through a groundbreaking idea, Kim gives readers a demonstration of a method for potentially unifying all human languages, giving substantial support to Chomsky's theory of universal grammar (UG). Written for the general public and young readers, The Birth of Language is a must-read for people looking for the next big intellectual discovery.

Author : John Maynard Smith,Eörs Szathmáry
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192862099

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The Origins of Life by John Maynard Smith,Eörs Szathmáry Pdf

In this fascinating book, John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary present an original picture of evolution. They propose that during evolution there have been a number of major transitions in the way in which information is passed between generations. These transitions include the appearance ofthe first replicating molecules, the emergence of co-operative animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans. Containing many new ideas, this book is contemporary biology on the grandest scale, from the birth of life to the origin of language.

Author : Richard Albert Wilson
Publisher : London : British Publishers Guild
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Evolution
ISBN : OCLC:491013863

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The Miraculous Birth of Language by Richard Albert Wilson Pdf

Author : Bénédicte de Boysson-Bardies
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262541254

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How Language Comes to Children by Bénédicte de Boysson-Bardies Pdf

Psycholinguist Boysson-Bardies presents a broad picture of language development, from foetal development to the toddler years. She addresses questions of particular concern to parents, such as how one can facilitate language learning.

Author : Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0471159638

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The Origin of Language by Merritt Ruhlen Pdf

"Ruhlen is a leader in the new attempt to unify the theory of language development and diffusion."––Library Journal "A powerful statement...also a wonderfully clear exposition of linguistic thinking about prehistory."––Anthropological Science One of the world's foremost language researchers takes readers step-by-step through the hotly contested evidence that all modern languages derive from one "mother tongue" once spoken by primitive humans in Africa. With The Origin of Language, Merritt Ruhlen makes this fascinating science accessible to readers with no linguistic background. MERRITT RUHLEN, PhD (Palo Alto, California) is the author of A Guide to the World's Languages

Author : Min K. Kim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1950132234

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The Birth of Language by Min K. Kim Pdf

The Birth of Language tackles one of the most difficult topics known to mankind, the origin of language. Kim shares his experiences of learning English as a second language after moving to the United States as a teenager. He then discusses Noam Chomsky's theories on language. Through a groundbreaking idea, Kim gives readers a demonstration of a method for potentially unifying all human languages, giving substantial support to Chomsky's theory of universal grammar (UG). Written for the general public and young readers, The Birth of Language is a must-read for people looking for the next big intellectual discovery.

Author : Sverker Johansson
Publisher : MacLehose Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781529411423

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The Dawn of Language by Sverker Johansson Pdf

"A model of popular-science writing" STEVEN POOLE Who was "the first speaker" and what was their first message? An erudite, tightly woven and beautifully written account of one of humanity's greatest mysteries - the origins of language. Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language provides a fascinating survey of how grammar came into being and the differences or similarities between languages spoken around the world, before exploring how language eventually emerged in the very remote human past. Our intellectual and physiological changes through the process of evolution both have a bearing on our ability to acquire language. But to what extent is the evolution of language dependent on genes, or on environment? How has language evolved further, and how is it changing now, in the process of globalisation? And which aspects of language ensure that robots are not yet intelligent enough to reconstruct how language has evolved? Johansson's far-reaching, authoritative and research-based approach to language is brought to life through dozens of astonishing examples, both human and animal, in a fascinatingly erudite and entertaining volume for anyone who has ever contemplated not just why we speak the way we do, but why we speak at all. Translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry

Author : Jacob Grimm
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Langage et langues
ISBN : 9004070583

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On the Origin of Language by Jacob Grimm Pdf

Author : Ian Tattersall
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137000385

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Masters of the Planet by Ian Tattersall Pdf

50,000 years ago – merely a blip in evolutionary time – our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their own precursors had been doing for millions of years. Yet something about our species separated it from the pack, and led to its survival while the rest became extinct. So just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become Masters of the Planet? Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, Ian Tattersall takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that Homo sapiens acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long term evolutionary refinement. Instead it emerged quickly, shocking their world and changing it forever.

Author : Xiao-lei Wang
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847695673

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Growing up with Three Languages by Xiao-lei Wang Pdf

This book is based on an eleven-year observation of two children who were simultaneously exposed to three languages from birth. It tells the story of two parents from different cultural, linguistic, and ethnic-racial backgrounds who joined to raise their two children with their heritage languages outside their native countries. It also tells the children’s story and the way they negotiated three cultures and languages and developed a trilingual identity. It sheds light on how parental support contributed to the children’s simultaneous acquisition of three languages in an environment where the main input of the two heritage languages came respectively from the father and from the mother. It addresses the challenges and the unique language developmental characteristics of the two children during their trilingual acquisition process.

Author : Avril Brock,Carolynn Rankin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781849206419

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Communication, Language and Literacy from Birth to Five by Avril Brock,Carolynn Rankin Pdf

With the introduction of the new Early Years Foundation Stage in 2008, practitioners need to be able to meet the needs of all young children in the six areas of learning - one of which is communication, language and literacy. This book helps the reader develop their knowledge, skills and practice in encouraging and promoting communication, language and literacy for babies and young children. It includes: - activities, examples, case studies and ideas from actual practice - guidance on how to meet children′s diverse needs in an inclusive environment - advice on involving parents in their children′s learning - resources, useful websites and suggestions for further reading This book is a must-read for anyone working with children from birth to five.

Author : Roy Harris
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1855064383

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Origin Of Language by Roy Harris Pdf

Public debate about language in the English-speaking world during the nineteenth century turned on the issue of how language began. The notion that language was a divine gift to humanity, not shared by lower creatures, was supported by the Biblical accounts of Adam naming the animals and of the Tower of Babel. It was still accepted by leading religious authorities. But this notion was seriously brought into question by the publication of Darwin's theory of evolution. Those who rejected Darwinism ridiculed all attempts to conjure up language out of primitive calls, grunts, and ejaculations. No animals, it was pointed out, had yet achieved communication remotely resembling the use of words. On the other side were those who held that it was possible to account for the birth of language rationally as a function of the development of human communicational needs in society.

Author : Annick de Houwer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521366526

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The Acquisition of Two Languages from Birth by Annick de Houwer Pdf

This study's main aim is to explore the nature of early bilingual morphosyntactic development.

Author : Melvyn Bragg
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781611450071

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The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg Pdf

A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.

Author : Eucharius Rösslin,Thomas Raynalde
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0754638189

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The Birth of Mankind by Eucharius Rösslin,Thomas Raynalde Pdf

Between 1540 and 1654, 'The Byrth of Mankynde' was a huge commercial success. Offering informaton on fertility, pregnancy, birth and infant care, it influenced most other works of the period bearing on sex, reproduction and childcare. For this new annotated edition of the 1560 version, Elaine Hobby has included informative notes.