The Truth about Language

The Truth about Language
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780226287195
ISBN-13 : 022628719X
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Book Synopsis The Truth about Language by : Michael C. Corballis

Download or read book The Truth about Language written by Michael C. Corballis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background to the problem -- The Rubicon -- Language as miracle -- Language and natural selection -- The mental prerequisites -- Thinking without language -- Mind reading -- Stories -- Constructing language -- Hands on to language -- Finding voice -- How language is structured -- Over the Rubicon


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