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Neil Smith - Language, Bananas and Bonobos - 9780631228721 - V9780631228721
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Language, Bananas and Bonobos

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Description for Language, Bananas and Bonobos Paperback. This collection of humorous and accessible essays presents a series of engaging reflections on linguistic concerns, including: how people who are deaf and blind can communicate; what makes Woody Allen funny; the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees; and political correctness. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631228721
SKU
V9780631228721
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Neil Smith
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 ... Read more

Reviews for Language, Bananas and Bonobos
"These sketches by Neil Smith's deft and expert hands provide a wonderful sampling of many and diverse paths of inquiry inspired by and informing the study of language, the unexpected delights one encounters on the way, the surprising and thought-provoking insights, and the puzzles, paradoxes and mysteries that offer a persistent challenge to understanding of essential elements of human nature." ... Read more

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