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Language : the cultural tool
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Title
Language : the cultural tool / Daniel L. Everett.
ISBN
9780307378538
0307378535
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, c2012.
Physical Description
351 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 15, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The gift of Prometheus
Problems. Language as a social tool ; From fire to communication ; Crossing the communication threshold ; Does Plato have a problem?
Solutions. Universals and faculties ; How to build a language ; The platforms for language
Applications. Aristotle's answer : interaction and the construction of cultural sighs ; Language the tool
Variations. Language, culture, and thinking ; You drink. You drive. You go to jail. Cultural effects on grammar ; Welcome to the Freak Show
Grammars of happiness
Appendix. Extract from Plato's "Meno."
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