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The origins of language : unraveling evolutionary forces /

Table of Contents: “…The gestural theory of and the vocal theory of language origins are not incompatible with one another / M. …”
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Language in the brain : critical assessments / by Peng, Fred C. C.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgements; Preamble; Introduction; PART I: WHAT IS LANGUAGE?; PART II: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATIONS?…”
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Foundations of language : brain, meaning, grammar, evolution / by Jackendoff, Ray, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The complexity of linguistic structure -- Language as a mental phenomenon -- Combinatoriality -- Universal grammar -- The parallel architecture -- Lexical storage versus online construction -- Implications for processing -- An evolutionary perspective on the architecture -- Semantics as a mentalistic enterprise -- Reference and truth -- Lexical semantics -- Phrasal semantics.…”
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Language and interaction : discussions with John J. Gumperz

Table of Contents: “…Body dynamics, social meaning-making, and scale heterogeneity: re-considering contextualization cues and language as mixed-mode semiosis /…”
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Trial language : differential discourse processing and discursive formation / by Stygall, Gail

Table of Contents: “…LEGAL LANGUAGE, DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, ANDSOCIAL THEORY; CHAPTER 2. …”
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Language change : contributions to the study of its causes /

Table of Contents: “…Basado en las comunicaciones del simposio "The causes of language change: do we know them yet?" celebrado en School of Languages and Literature, University of Tromsø, 15-17 de Octubre, 1987.…”
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Language and Schizophrenia. by Wrobel, Janusz

Table of Contents: “…LANGUAGE AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgement; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. …”
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Significs and language : the articulate form of our expressive and interpretive resources / by Welby, Victoria, Lady, 1837-1912

Table of Contents: “…SIGNIFICS AND LANGUAGE The Articulate Form of our Expressive and Interpretative Resources; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; VICTORIA LADY WELBY'S SIGNIFICS: THE ORIGIN OF THE SIGNIFIC MOVEMENT; 1. …”
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Language Policy : Dominant English, Pluralist Challenges. by Eggington, William

Table of Contents: “…THE DOMINANCE OF ENGLISH AND NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES: AN OVERVIEW; CHAPTER 1. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LANGUAGE POLICY AGENDAS; Overview; 1. …”
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Language and the Internet / by Crystal, David, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…A linguistic perspective -- The medium of Netspeak -- Finding an identity -- The language of e-mail -- The language of chatgroups -- The language of virtual worlds -- The language of the Web -- The linguistic future of the Internet.…”
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The language of inquiry / by Hejinian, Lyn

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University language : a corpus-based study of spoken and written registers / by Biber, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…University Language; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Spoken and Written Academic Language (T2K-SWAL) Corpus; Vocabulary use in classroom teaching and textbooks; Grammatical variation among university registers; The expression of stance in university registers; Lexical bundles in university teaching and textbooks; Multi-dimensional patterns of variation among university registers; Synthesis and future directions; References; Appendix A: Analytical procedures for the linguistic analyses.…”
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Language and meaning : the structural creation of reality / by Beedham, Christopher

Table of Contents: “…Language and Meaning; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. …”
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The evolution of language / by Fitch, W. Tecumseh

Table of Contents: “…The lay of the land. Language from a biological perspective ; Evolution : consensus and controversy ; Language ; Animal cognition and communication -- Meet the ancestors. …”
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The language organ : linguistics as cognitive physiology / by Anderson, Stephen R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Studying the human language faculty; 2 Language as a mental organ; 3 Syntax; 4 Sound patterns in language; 5 Describing linguistic knowledge; 6 Phonetics and the I-linguistics of speech; 7 Morphology; 8 Language change; 9 "Growing" a language; 10 The organic basis of language; References; Index.…”
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Language and Sexism. by Mills, Sara

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Overt sexism; 3 Language reform; 4 'Political correctness'; 5 Indirect sexism; 6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The Dravidian languages / by Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND SYMBOLS; ABBREVI ATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 Phonology: descriptive; 3 The writing systems of the major literary languages; 4 Phonology: historical and comparative; 5 Word formation: roots, stems, formatives, derivational suffixes and nominal compounds; 6 Nominals: nouns, pronouns, numerals and time and place adverbs; 7 The verb; 8 Adjectives, adverbs and clitics; 9 Syntax; 10 Lexicon; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF RECONSTRUCTIONS WITH GLOSSES.…”
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Bad language : are some words better than others? / by Battistella, Edwin L.

Table of Contents: “…One: Bad Language: Realism versus Relativism; Two: Bad Writing; Three: Bad Grammar; Four: Bad Words; Five: Bad Citizens; Six: Bad Accents; Seven: Images and Engagement; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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Language and economics /

Table of Contents: “…of public discourse: the case of AIG""; ""Learning from interacting: language, economics and the entrepreneur""; ""Metaphors as research tools in economics""; ""â€?…”
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Languages in Africa : multilingualism, language policy, and education /

Table of Contents: “…Layers of language :…”
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Art as language : access to thoughts and feelings through stimulus drawings / by Silver, Rawley A.

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Contact languages : a comprehensive guide /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Pidgins -- Creole Languages -- Mixed Languages -- Multi-ethnolects: Kebabnorsk, Perkerdansk, Verlan, Kanakensprache, Straattaal, Etc. -- Written Language Intertwining -- Issues in the Genetic Classification Of Contact Languages -- Social Factors in Contact Languages -- Subject Index -- Languages and Geography Index -- Author Index.…”
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Languages in the World How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language. by Tetel Andresen, Julie

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Map 0.1 World map with language families -- Figure 0.1 IPA consonants -- Figure 0.2 IPA vowels -- About the Website -- Preface -- To Our Readers -- Part I Linguistic Preliminaries -- Introductory Note: On Language -- 1 All Languages Were Once Spanglish -- The Mexican State of Coahuila y Tejas -- What Is Language? …”
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Language and cinema / by Metz, Christian

Table of Contents: “…The same code in several â€?language systemsâ€?; several codes in the same â€?language systemâ€? …”
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Approaches to language : anthropological issues /

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Adaptive Languages : an Information-Theoretic Account of Linguistic Diversity / by Bentz, Christian

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Language and state : an inquiry into the progress of civilization / by Yu, Xing (Political scientist)

Table of Contents: “…Language and state formation -- Language and state governance -- Language and state spirit.…”
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Neurobiology of language /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1 The Neurobiology of Language -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Lesion Analysis -- 1.3 From Neuropsychology to Cognitive Neuroscience -- 1.4 The Neurobiology of Language -- 1.5 Some Common Fallacies -- 1.6 Humans in Particular -- 1.7 Cognition and the Neurobiology of Language -- 1.8 Brain Disease, Treatment, and the Neurobiology of Language -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- B. …”
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Languages of the night : minor languages and the literary imagination in twentieth-century Ireland and Europe / by McCrea, Barry, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Great Silence in Carrowliam Beg -- Language Loss in Twentieth-Century Western Europe -- White Martyrdom -- Language of the Dead: The Irish Language in the Twentieth Century -- James Joyce and the Irish Language -- Irishes of the Twentieth Century -- Modern Literature in Irish: The Queer Language Utopia of Pier Paolo Pasolini -- The Private Language of Seán " Ríordáin 000 The Burial of English -- Private Languages: Seán " Ríordáin's 'Esperanto' and Benedetto Croce -- Return Again: The Great Silence in Combray: Proust and Patois.…”
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The language of work : technical communication at Lukens Steel, 1810 to 1925 / by Johnson, Carol Siri

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Language acquisition : problems and perspectives /

Subjects: “…Language and languages Study and teaching Baltic States.…”
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Language in focus : exploring the challenges and opportunities in Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT) /

Subjects: “…English language Study and teaching Congresses.…”
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Genre in Language. by Stukker, Ninke

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Body Language by Lethe, Turid

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Titolo Pagina; Copyright Pagina; Body Language: Semplici Modi Per Comprendere La Comunicazione Non Verbale; Introduzione; Capitolo 1: Cos'è il Linguaggio del Corpo?…”
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Looking at language / by Klein, Wolfgang

Table of Contents: “…Finiteness, universal grammar and the language faculty --…”
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Language Learning : a Special Case for Developmental Psychology?. by Howe, Christine J.

Subjects: “…Language acquisition.…”
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Language in hand : why sign name before speech / by Stokoe, William C.

Subjects: “…Sign language History.…”
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The language of the skies : the bilingual air traffic control conflict in Canada / by Borins, Sandford F., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…French in the Air: The First Steps -- The English Tradition -- The Growth of the French Fact in Quebec Aviation -- The Lisson Report and the Logic of the Official Languages Act -- The First Skirmishes -- 3. Bilingual Air Traffic Controlâ€?…”
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The Arapaho language / by Cowell, Andrew, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Arapaho People and the Social Contexts of the Arapaho Language; 2 The Aims and Purposes of this Grammar; 3 The Arapaho Language Sources Used; 4 General Introduction to the Structure of the Arapaho Language; 5 Organization of the Grammar; PHONOLOGY; 1. …”
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Language typology : a functional perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Language as multidimensional semiotic space -- 1.3.2. …”
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