Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power - Hardcover
by David Adger
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198828099ISBN-10:198828098UPC:9780198828099Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionBook Topic:PsycholinguisticsSize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCKCGHQMZ7
Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power
All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of language emerge from our limited selves?...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198828099ISBN-10:198828098UPC:9780198828099Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionBook Topic:PsycholinguisticsSize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCKCGHQMZ7
David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, current President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, and inventor of the monsters' language for the ITV series Beowulf. His research has been reported on in New Scientist and The Conversation, and he has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 4, and Australia's DriveTime. His 25 years of teaching have taken him all...
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