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    The Cambridge encyclopedia of the language sciences / edited by Patrick Colm Hogan.

    • Title:The Cambridge encyclopedia of the language sciences / edited by Patrick Colm Hogan.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Hogan, Patrick Colm.
    • Published/Created:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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      • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY reference (non-circulating) (Floor 2)Where is this?
      • Call Number: P29 .C28 2011
      • Number of Items:1
      • Status:Available
       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Linguistics--Encyclopedias.
    • Description:xxiii, 1,021 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
    • Summary:One of the most important developments of the last fifty years has been the explosive increase in our knowledge about human language. Speech acquisition, reception, and production are arguably the most complex and distinctive operations of the human mind. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference resource for this knowledge.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780521866897 (hardback)
      0521866898 (hardback)
    • Contents:Language structure in its human context : new directions for the language sciences in the twenty-first century / William Croft
      The psychology of linguistic form / Lee Osterhout, Richard A. Wright, and Mark D. Allen
      The structure of meaning / James Pustejovsky
      Social practices of speech and writing / Florian Coulmas
      Explaining language : neuroscience, genetics, and evolution / Lyle Jenkins
      Acquisition of language / Barbara Lust
      Elaborating speech and writing : verbal art / Patrick Colm Hogan
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