[PDF] Roots Of Language eBook

Author : Derek Bickerton
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,38 MB
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3946234089

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Roots of language was originally published in 1981 by Karoma Press (Ann Arbor). It was the first work to systematically develop a theory first suggested by Coelho in the late nineteenth century: that the creation of creole languages somehow reflected universal properties of language. The book also proposed that the same set of properties would be found to emerge in normal first-language acquisition and must have emerged in the original evolution of language. These proposals, some of which were elaborated in an article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1984), were immediately controversial and gave rise to a great deal of subsequent research in creoles, much of it aimed at rebutting the theory. The book also served to legitimize and stimulate research in language evolution, a topic regarded as off-limits by linguists for over a century. The present edition contains a foreword by the author bringing the theory up to date; a fuller exposition of many of its aspects can be found in the author's most recent work, More than nature needs (Harvard University Press, 2014).

Author : George Patrick
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 1989-02-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844242675

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A book about Russian words and phrases for English-speaking learners of Russian.

Author : Robert Mailhammer
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8763542099

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Most of us know of the Indo-European roots of European languages, but how did this precursor language take hold and what did Europe look like before it did so? This book explores the continent before the spread of the Indo-Europeans, examines its indigenous population and the contacts it had with Indo-European and Uralic immigrants, and, ultimately, asks how these origins led to the development of that crucial singularity for Europe’s languages. Drawing on archaeology, religious studies, and palaeography, the contributors offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of Europe’s linguistic and, in turn, cultural prehistory.

Author : Joegil K. Lundquist
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,28 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :

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English from the Roots Up teaches 100 of the most-used Greek and Latin root words. It will help your child build vocabulary and comprehension, as well as figure out unknown words by deciphering their roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Grades 2-12.

Author : Elizabeth Osborne
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,7 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781580492065

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Students learn the sources of hundreds of vocabulary words with this new, multi-year program. Unlike many programs that depend on rote memorization, Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots incorporates a variety of techniques to teach students the skills they need to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, while also expanding sight vocabulary.Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots reinforces new words through:a format that capitalizes on word familiesassociative hooks and visuals to jog the memorybuilding language-analysis skillsexercises designed for maximum retentionMany vocabulary programs are focused on preparing students for a test from week to week, but Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots teaches skills that they can use for a lifetime.Teaches word analysis skills by focusing on root words.Additional notes on word and phrase histories build interestHumorous visual mnemonics reinforce recall.Book Four is recommended for 10th Grade.This is a student classroom edition. Tests and Answer Keys are available through the publisher but are only sold to schools and teachers.

Author : Derek Bickerton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Creole dialects
ISBN :

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Roots of language was originally published in 1981 by Karoma Press (Ann Arbor). It was the first work to systematically develop a theory first suggested by Coelho in the late nineteenth century: that the creation of creole languages somehow reflected universal properties of language. The book also proposed that the same set of properties would be found to emerge in normal first-language acquisition and must have emerged in the original evolution of language. These proposals, some of which were elaborated in an article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1984), were immediately controversial and gave rise to a great deal of subsequent research in creoles, much of it aimed at rebutting the theory. The book also served to legitimize and stimulate research in language evolution, a topic regarded as off-limits by linguists for over a century. The present edition contains a foreword by the author bringing the theory up to date; a fuller exposition of many of its aspects can be found in the author's most recent work, More than nature needs (Harvard University Press, 2014).

Author : Sali Tagliamonte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 052186321X

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A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English's development.

Author : Maya Arad
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 11,45 MB
Release : 2005-11-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1402032447

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In-depth investigation of Hebrew verb morphology in light of cutting edge theories of morphology and lexical semantics An original theory about the semantic content of roots An account of how roots function in word-formation A wide empirical basis containing a complete corpus of verb-creating roots in Hebrew

Author : Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780674363366

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Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed during male activities such as hunting, and that it was actually amongst women that it evolved.

Author : Robert Claiborne
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780385414272

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Robert Claiborne gives readers a short history of the English language to show how most of the words we use today evolved from a single taproot language called Indo-European. This book is a must for all word buffs and language lovers; an intelligent and uniquely accessible examination of our vocabulary by a recognized authority.