Language Rules! : Secrets of a Uniquely Human Ability.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pereltsvaig, Asya M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Language is a uniquely human trait, but we rarely stop to examine its workings in everyday life. This lively and readable book introduces readers to the study of language in a scientific, objective way. It demonstrates the 'nuts and bolts' of how human language works and why it's so interesting"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The fallacy of flat language

Language rules are not linear

Beyond English

The "unsolvable" puzzle?

The riddle of "dl"

Sign languages

Chunking in action

Is language innate?

Language in the genes

How animals communicate

Can apes learn language?

Back to humans: language teaching.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-65826-3

1-009-65825-5