No-Glamour Grammar
No-Glamour Grammar

Author: Suzanna Mayer Watt

Publisher: LinguiSystems

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9781559990615

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A basic grammar program, including worksheets, designed for language-delayed individuals from 4th grade through adulthood.

Language
Language

Author: Edward Sapir

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Professor Sapir analyzes, for student and common reader, the elements of language. Among these are the units of language, grammatical concepts and their origins, how languages differ and resemble each other, and the history of the growth of representative languages--Cover.

Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind
Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind

Author: Dani Byrd

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-26

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1444357786

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Written in a lively style, Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind applies a scientific approach to the study of various aspects of speech, using everyday examples to introduce the beginning student to the world of language and cognition. An accessible introduction to the fundamentals of speech production, speech perception, word-formation, language acquisition and speech disorders Considers how the informational content of the speech signal relates to phonological units – connecting the three areas of speech, words, and mind Focuses on speech production and recognition at the word-level and below, and includes sign languages Written in a highly accessible style for students with no background in linguistics or psychology Packed with numerous student-friendly features, including engaging examples, illustrations, and sidebars for further discussion; further online exercises and data also available at http://www.discoveringspeech.wiley.com/

The Language Instinct
The Language Instinct

Author: Steven Pinker

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0062032526

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"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.

Articulations
Articulations

Author: Julian Palmer

Publisher: Anastomosis Books

Published: 2014-08-10

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780992552800

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Annotation. Drawing upon 15 years of deep research with many psychedelic compounds and plants, Articulations is an illuminating inquiry into the depths of the human mind in relation to these most intriguing substances. Articulations explores the many different plants and compounds available in the modern day, conducive 'mindsets' and understandings on how these plants and compounds can be most constructively utilized.Articulations presents an uncompromisingly clear analysis of the various ontological quandries which are commonly brought up in the psychedelic state, such as the origins of visions, the nature of the beings, and how authentic healing of the human psyche can most effectively proceed through the conscious use of psychedelics.