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Stance : Sociolinguistic Perspectives

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The Origin Of Speech

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Word Myths : Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

  • Word Myths : Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

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    David Wilton ; illustrated by Ivan Brunetti

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    Book, Oxford University Press, 2009

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    In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word histories in common usage, giving us the real stories behind many linguistic urban legends. The term “upset” (to defeat unexpectedly) does not date from the horse race when the heavily favored Man O’ War was beaten by a nag named Upset (Upset was the only horse ever to defeat Man O’ War, but the word predates the race by half a century). As Wilton quashes these word myths, he offers us the best of both worlds: not only do we learn the many wrong stories behind these words, we also learn why and how they were created–and what the real story is. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     BROWSING (MAIN)  PE1584 .W55 2009  AVAILABLE

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Finding Our Tongues : Mothers, Infants And The Origins Of Language

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Origins Of Human Communication

  • Origins Of Human Communication

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    Michael Tomasello

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    Book, MIT Press, 2008

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    Human communication is grounded in fundamentally cooperative, even shared, intentions. Challenging the Chomskian view that linguistic knowledge is innate, Tomasello proposes instead that the most fundamental aspects of uniquely human communication are biological adaptations for cooperative social interaction in general and that the purely linguistic dimensions of human communication are cultural conventions and constructions created by and passed along within particular cultural groups. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  P116 .T66 2008  AVAILABLE

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Always On : Language In An Online And Mobile World

  • Always On : Language In An Online And Mobile World

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    Naomi S. Baron

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    Book, Oxford University Press, 2008

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    Baron reveals that online and mobile technologies–including instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and wikis–are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways we might suppose. Moreover, as more and more people are “always on” one technology or another–whether communicating, working, or just surfing the web or playing games–we have to ask what kind of people do we become, as individuals and as family members or friends, if the relationships we form must increasingly compete for our attention with digital media? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  P107 .B37 2008  AVAILABLE

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Foreign Language Teacher’s Guide To Active Learning

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Activities, Games, And Assessment Strategies For The Foreign Language Classroom

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IPA Source

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Online Communication In Language Learning And Teaching

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The Gestural Origin Of Language

  • The Gestural Origin Of Language

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    David F. Armstrong, Sherman E. Wilcox

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    Book, Oxford University Press, 2007

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    In The Gestural Origin of Language, Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. Although speech evolved later as a secondary linguistic communication device that eventually replaced sign language as the primary mode of communication, speech has never entirely replaced signs and gestures. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  P116 .A753 2007  AVAILABLE

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The First Word : The Search For The Origins Of Language

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Why We Talk : The Evolutionary Origins Of Language

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An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Language

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The Stuff Of Thought : Language As A Window Into Human Nature

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