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Language matters : a guide to everyday questions about language /
Is Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Part I: Language: The Human Ability; 1 How do we acquire language?; 2 What is linguistics?; 3 From one language to the next: Why is it hard to learn a second language? Why is translation so difficult?; 4 Does language equal thought?; 5 Are sign languages real languages?; 6 Do animals have language?; 7 Can computers learn language?; Part II: Language in Society; 8 Can one person's speech be better than another's?; 9 Why do dialects and creoles differ from standard language?; 10 Do men and women talk differently? And who cares?
- 11 English spelling is hard, and it makes learning to read hard. Should we do anything about it?12 Should the United States adopt English as the official language and overhaul the educational system accordingly?; 13 How does language wield power over us? Can it overpower us?; 14 Does exposure to and use of offensive language harm children?; 15 What do we lose when a language dies? And who cares?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.