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  • The Language Myth

    Why Language Is Not an Instinct

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    Language is central to our lives, the cultural tool that arguably sets us apart from other species. Some scientists have argued that language is innate, a type of unique human 'instinct' pre-programmed in us from birth. In this book, Vyvyan Evans argues that this received wisdom is, in fact, a myth. Debunking the notion of a language 'instinct', Evans demonstrates that language is related to other ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • The Dark Court

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    Series Libro 2 - Songs of the Sage
    "A truly extraordinary SF saga of epic scope." Kirkus starred reviewFive years after the Great Language Outage, lang-laws have been repealed, but world affairs have only gotten worse. The new automation agenda has resulted in a social caste system based on IQ. Manual employment is a thing of the past, and the lowest soc-ed class, the Unskills, are forced into permanent unemployment.In a world on ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Babel Apocalypse, The

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    Narrado por Will Damron ...
    Series Audiolibro 1 - Songs of the Sage

    Completo

    11 hora 50 minutos

    "They who control language control everything."A genre-blending, dystopian Sci-Fi mystery-thriller that will make you think about language in a whole new way.Language is no longer learned, but streamed to neural implants regulated by lang-laws. Those who can't afford language streaming services are feral, living on the fringes of society. Big tech corporations control language, the world's most ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cognitive Linguistics

    A Complete Guide

    de Vyvyan Evans ...

    $36.99 USD

  • The Crucible of Language

    How Language and Mind Create Meaning

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    From the barbed, childish taunt on the school playground, to the eloquent sophistry of a lawyer prising open a legal loophole in a court of law, meaning arises each time we use language to communicate with one another. How we use language - to convey ideas, make requests, ask a favour, and express anger, love or dismay - is of the utmost importance; indeed, linguistic meaning can be a matter of ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • The Emoji Code

    The Linguistics Behind Smiley Faces and Scaredy Cats

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    Drawing from disciplines as diverse as linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, and neuroscience, The Emoji Code explores how emojis are expanding communication and not ending it.For all the handwringing about the imminent death of written language, emoji—those happy faces and hearts—is not taking us backward to the dark ages of illiteracy. Every day 41.5 billion texts are sent by one quarter ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Language and Time

    A Cognitive Linguistics Approach

    de Vyvyan Evans ...
    Using language and thought to fix events in time is one of the most complex computational feats that humans perform. In the first book-length taxonomy of temporal frames of reference, Vyvyan Evans provides an overview of the role of space in structuring human representations of time. Challenging the assumption that time is straightforwardly structured in terms of space, he shows that while space ... Leer más

    $118.99 USD

  • Cognitive Linguistics

    An Introduction

    de Vyvyan Evans, Melanie Green ...
    A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent developments within cognitive semantics (such as Primary Metaphor Theory, Conceptual Blending Theory, and Principled Polysemy), and cognitive approaches to grammar (such as Radical Construction Grammar and Embodied ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

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    What Categories Reveal about the Mind

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  • Significance in Language

    A Theory of Semantics

    de Jim Feist ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Linguistics
    This book offers a unique perspective on meaning in language, broadening the scope of existing understanding of meaning by introducing a comprehensive and cohesive account of meaning that draws on a wide range of linguistic approaches.The volume seeks to build up a complete picture of what meaning is, different types of meaning, and different ways of structuring the same meaning across myriad ... Leer más

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  • An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics

    de Friedrich Ungerer, Hans-Jorg Schmid ...
    Series series Learning about Language
    Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course.Cognitive Linguistics explores the idea that language reflects our experience of the world. It shows that our ability to use language is closely ... Leer más

    $87.99 USD

  • Linguistics Made Easy: Flash

    de Jean Aitchison ...
    This new title in the popular 'Flash' series gets straight to the key facts of linguistics. In just 96 pacy, jargon-free pages, you will:- look at language- understand sound- get to grips with semantics- consider language change- explore psycholinguisticsand much more besides! ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD