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Words And Rules
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2015-07-14
Words And Rules written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"If you are not already a Steven Pinker addict, this book will make you one." -- Jared Diamond In Words and Rules, Steven Pinker explores profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively simple phenomenon -- regular and irregular verbs -- and examining it from every angle. With humor and verve, he covers an astonishing array of topics in the sciences and humanities, from the history of languages to how to simulate languages on computers to major ideas in the history of Western philosophy. Through it all, Pinker presents a single, powerful idea: that language comprises a mental dictionary of memorized words and a mental grammar of creative rules. The idea extends beyond language and offers insight into the very nature of the human mind. This is a sparkling, eye-opening, and utterly original book by one of the world's leading cognitive scientists.
Words And Rules
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-05-22
Words And Rules written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with Science categories.
One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works. How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making Chaucer's English almost incomprehensible? Steven Pinker explains the profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively simple single phenomenon and examining it from every angle. That phenomenon - the existence of regular and irregular verbs - connects an astonishing array of topics in the sciences and humanities: the history of languages; the illuminating errors of children as they begin to speak; the sources of the major themes in the history of Western philosophy; the latest techniques in identifying genes and imaging the living brain. Pinker makes sense of all of this with the help of a single, powerful idea: that language comprises a mental dictionary of memorized words and a mental grammar of creative rules.
Rules Patterns And Words
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Author : Dave Willis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-12-24
Rules Patterns And Words written by Dave Willis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-24 with Foreign Language Study categories.
In an accessible style, the author demonstrates the link between grammar and vocabulary.
Dictionary Of The British English Spelling System
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Author : Greg Brooks
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2015-03-30
Dictionary Of The British English Spelling System written by Greg Brooks and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book will tell all you need to know about British English spelling. It's a reference work intended for anyone interested in the English language, especially those who teach it, whatever the age or mother tongue of their students. It will be particularly useful to those wishing to produce well-designed materials for teaching initial literacy via phonics, for teaching English as a foreign or second language, and for teacher training. English spelling is notoriously complicated and difficult to learn; it is correctly described as much less regular and predictable than any other alphabetic orthography. However, there is more regularity in the English spelling system than is generally appreciated. This book provides, for the first time, a thorough account of the whole complex system. It does so by describing how phonemes relate to graphemes and vice versa. It enables searches for particular words, so that one can easily find, not the meanings or pronunciations of words, but the other words with which those with unusual phoneme-grapheme/grapheme-phoneme correspondences keep company. Other unique features of this book include teacher-friendly lists of correspondences and various regularities not described by previous authorities, for example the strong tendency for the letter-name vowel phonemes (the names of the letters ) to be spelt with those single letters in non-final syllables.
The Blue Book Of Grammar And Punctuation
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Author : Lester Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-04-16
The Blue Book Of Grammar And Punctuation written by Lester Kaufman and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.
English Words
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Author : Donka Minkova
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-19
English Words written by Donka Minkova and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.
The Seven Words You Can T Say On Television
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-09-04
The Seven Words You Can T Say On Television written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-04 with Humor categories.
Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion? Why are some words rude and others aren't? Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing? Steven Pinker takes us on a fascinating and funny journey through the world of profanities, taken from his bestselling The Stuff of Thought, to show us why we swear (whatever our language or culture), how taboos change and how we use obscenities in different ways. You'll discover that in Québecois French the expression 'Tabernacle' is outrageous, that the Middle Ages were littered with four-letter words, that 'scumbag' has a very unsavoury origin and that in a certain Aboriginal language every word is filthy when spoken in front of your mother-in-law. Covering everything from free speech to Tourette's, from pottymouthed celebrities to poetry, this book reveals what swearing tells us about how our minds work. (It's also a bloody good read).
Language Learnability And Language Development
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Language Learnability And Language Development written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Psychology categories.
In this influential study, Steven Pinker develops a new approach to the problem of language learning. Now reprinted with new commentary by the author, this classic work continues to be an indispensable resource in developmental psycholinguistics.
Rules
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Author : Cynthia Lord
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-09
Rules written by Cynthia Lord and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with categories.
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from a peach is not a funny-looking apple to keep your pants on in public---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?
The Language Instinct
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2003-02-27
The Language Instinct written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-27 with Philosophy categories.
'Dazzling...Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese...Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations' - Independent 'A marvellously readable book...illuminates every facet of human language: its biological origin, its uniqueness to humanity, it acquisition by children, its grammatical structure, the production and perception of speech, the pathology of language disorders and the unstoppable evolution of languages and dialects' - Nature