Women talk more than men : ...and other myths about language explained /

"Do women talk more than men? Does text messaging make you stupid? Can chimpanzees really talk to us? This fascinating textbook addresses a wide range of language myths, focusing on important big-picture issues such as the rule-governed nature of language or the influence of social factors on h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Abby
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom: Cambridge university press, 2016.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Sex differences.
Language and languages > Usage.
Language and languages > Miscellanea.
Discourse analysis.
Historical linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Online Access:http://assets.cambridge.org/97811074/46908/cover/9781107446908.jpg
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I...But Is It Language?: 2. 'A dialect is a collection of mistakes'; 3. 'Sign language is skilled charades'; 4. 'Chimpanzees can talk to us'; Part II. Language Learning: 5. 'Children have to be taught language'; 6. 'Adults can't learn a new language'; 7. 'Being bilingual makes you smarter (or dumber)'; Part III. Language in Use: 8. 'Women talk more than men'; 9. 'Texting makes you illiterate'; 10. 'The most beautiful language is French'; 11. 'My language limits my thoughts'; Appendix A. Statistics brief reference.

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