Автор: Crystal Название: Language Death ISBN: 1107431816 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107431812 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 2053 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.
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Название: Language Death (Hardback) ISBN: 0521653215 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521653213 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Цена: 1307 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. The book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.
Автор: Allen Название: The Ancient Egyptian Language ISBN: 1107664675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107664678 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3696 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book, the first of its kind, examines how the phonology and grammar of the ancient Egyptian language changed over more than three thousand years of its history, from the first appearance of written documents, c.3250 BC, to the Coptic dialects of the second century AD and later. Part One discusses phonology, working backward from the vowels and consonants of Coptic to those that can be deduced for earlier stages of the language. Part Two is devoted to grammar, including both basic components such as nouns and the complex history of the verbal system. The book thus provides both a synchronic description of the five major historical stages of ancient Egyptian and a diachronic analysis of their development and relationship.
Автор: Crystal Название: Language Death ISBN: 1107431816 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107431812 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2053 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.
Автор: Dong Hongyuan Название: History of the Chinese Language ISBN: 0415660408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415660402 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5774 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its proto Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of the various stages of Chinese language development, covering crucial aspects such as phonology, syntax and semantics. Features include: Coverage of the key historical stages in Chinese language development, such as Old Chinese, Middle Chinese, Early Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese and Modern Standard Chinese Treatment of core linguistic aspects of the Chinese language including phonological changes, grammatical development, lexical evolution, vernacular writing, Chinese characters and Modern Chinese dialects Inclusion of many authentic Chinese legends and texts throughout the book, presented through a rigorous framework of linguistic analysis to help students to build up strong critical and evaluative skills and acquire valuable cultural knowledge Integration of materials from different disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, history and sociolinguistics, to highlight the cultural and social background of each period of the language Helpful appendices to aid students with no prior knowledge of linguistics or the Chinese language Companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/dongoffering a wealth of supplementary resources such as additional exercises, answer keys and audio recordings of the sounds of Middle and Old Chinese. Written by a highly experienced instructor, A History of the Chinese Language will be an essential resource for beginning students of Chinese Language and Linguistics and for anyone interested in the history and culture of China.
Автор: Mufwene Salikoko S. Название: Iberian Imperialism and Language Evolution in Latin America ISBN: 022612620X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226126203 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 5088 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this title features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today`s state of linguistic diversity in Latin America.
Автор: Drechsel Название: Language Contact in the Early Colonial Pacific ISBN: 1107015103 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107015104 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 10270 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin. It offers linguistic and sociohistorical substantiation for a regional Eastern Polynesian-based pidgin, and challenges conventional Eurocentric assumptions about early colonial contact in the eastern Pacific by arguing that Maritime Polynesian Pidgin preceded the introduction of Pidgin English by as much as a century. Emanuel J. Drechsel not only opens up new methodological avenues for historical-sociolinguistic research in Oceania by a combination of philology and ethnohistory, but also gives greater recognition to Pacific Islanders in early contact between cultures. Students and researchers working on language contact, language typology, historical linguistics and sociolinguistics will want to read this book. It redefines our understanding of how Europeans and Americans interacted with Pacific Islanders in Eastern Polynesia during early encounters and offers an alternative model of language contact.
Автор: Evans Название: The Language Myth ISBN: 1107619750 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107619753 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3148 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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 animal forms of communication; that languages exhibit staggering diversity; that we learn our mother tongue drawing on general properties and abilities of the human mind, rather than an inborn 'universal' grammar; that language is not autonomous but is closely related to other aspects of our mental lives; and that, ultimately, language and the mind reflect and draw upon the way we interact with others in the world. Compellingly written and drawing on cutting-edge research, The Language Myth sets out a forceful alternative to the received wisdom, showing how language and the mind really work.
Автор: Garcia Ofelia Название: Oxford Handbook of Language and Society ISBN: 0190212896 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190212896 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17119 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book challenges basic concepts that have informed the study of sociolinguistics. It proposes a critical poststructuralist perspective that examines the socio-historical context that led to the emergence of dominant sociolinguistic concepts and develops new theoretical and methodological tools that challenge these dominant concepts.
Название: Language evolution ISBN: 0199244847 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199244843 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5614 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How humans acquired language and how languages evolved are two of the most intriguing questions in contemporary scientific research. The essays in this volume discuss the subject.
Автор: McNeill Название: How Language Began ISBN: 1107605490 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107605497 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3559 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and gesture evolved together into a system that all humans possess. Nearly all theorizing about the origins of language either ignores gesture, views it as an add-on or supposes that language began in gesture and was later replaced by speech. David McNeill challenges the popular 'gesture-first' theory that language first emerged in a gesture-only form and proposes a groundbreaking theory of the evolution of language which explains how speech and gesture became unified.
Описание: Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts.
Автор: Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue (Professor of Psychology, Emo Название: Apes, Language and the Human Mind ISBN: 0195109864 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195109863 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5682 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Apes, Language, and the Human Mind discusses the theoretical and conceptual implications of Savage-Rumbaugh's primate work for cognitive, developmental, and linguistic research, and uses it as a spring board to argue for a radical revision of the sciences of language and mind.
Автор: Heike Wiese Название: Numbers, Language, and the Human Mind ISBN: 0521831822 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521831826 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11229 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: What constitutes our number concept? What makes it possible for us to employ numbers the way we do; which mental faculties contribute to our grasp of
numbers? What do we share with other species, and what is specific to humans? How does our language faculty come into the picture? This book addresses these questions and
discusses the relationship between numerical thinking and the human language faculty, providing psychological, linguistic, and philosophical perspectives on number, its evolution, and
its development in children. Heike Wiese argues that language as a human faculty plays a crucial role in the emergence of systematic numerical thinking. She characterises number
sequences as powerful and highly flexible mental tools that are unique to humans and shows that it is language that enables us to go beyond the perception of numerosity and to
develop such mental tools.
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