The articulate mammal : an introduction to psycholinguistics / Jean Aitchison ; with a foreword by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aitchison, Jean, 1938- author.

Series:

Routledge classics.

Routledge classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psycholinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

Routledge classics ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.'An excellent and very welcome guide to psycholinguistics...highly recommended.' The Washington Post A classic in its field for almost forty years, The Articulate Mammal is a brilliant introduction to psycholinguistics. In lucid prose Jean Aitchison introduces and demystifies a complex and controversial subject: What is language and is it restricted to humans? How do children acquire language so quickly? Is language innate or learned? She explains the pioneering work of Noam Chomsky; how ch

Contents:

Cover; Jean Aitchisonthe Articulate Mammal; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to The Routledge Classics Edition; Preface to The First Edition; Preface to The Fifth Edition; Introduction; 1. The Great Automatic Grammatizator; 2. Animals That Try to Talk; 3. Grandmama's Teeth; 4. Predestinate Grooves; 5. A Blueprint In The Brain?; 6. Chattering Children; 7. Puzzling It out; 8. Celestial Unintelligibility; 9. The White Elephant Problem; 10. The Case of The Missing Fingerprint; 11. The Cheshire Cat's Grin; 12. Banker's Clerk or Hippopotamus?; Suggestions For Further Reading; References; Index

Notes:

First published 1976 by the Academic Division of Unwin Hyman Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-80696-2

1-283-10368-0

9786613103680

1-136-80697-0

0-203-82824-0

9780203828243

OCLC:

773564557