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  • Understanding Language through Humor

    Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter ... Læs mere

    384,85 kr.

  • Lydbog

    Treasure Plan, The

    Aligning Your Wealth with What Matters Most

    af Chris Holcomb ...
    Fortalt af Chris Holcomb ...

    Uforkortet

    3 timer 21 min

    You’ve spent decades earning, saving, and planning, but one nagging question won’t go away: What happens when the paycheck stops and the meaning you derive from your work disappears with it? You’ve built a nest egg, but not a plan for living with purpose. That’s the retirement crisis no one talks about and the one this book helps you solve. Inside, you’ll learn how to:Protect your health, wealth, ... Læs mere

    144,24 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • The Language Instinct

    How The Mind Creates Language

    af Steven Pinker ...
    "A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book ReviewThe classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mindIn The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain ... Læs mere

    105,43 kr.

  • The Sense of Style

    The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

    af Steven Pinker ...
    Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century. What do skilful writers know about the link between syntax and ... Læs mere

    86,02 kr.

  • The Stuff of Thought

    Language as a Window into Human Nature

    af Steven Pinker ...
    The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ... Læs mere

    94,63 kr.

  • Language Myths

    af Laurie Bauer ...
    A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some ... Læs mere

    86,02 kr.

  • The Language Hoax

    Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John ... Læs mere

    88,11 kr.

  • English Composition & Style

    a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide

    Best-selling guide and essential reference for 20 years, designed to support the composition and style in writing essays and papers. The answers you need for the elements of good writing in forming ideas for the right audience with unity and coherence are here in just six laminated pages. Succinct and to the point, the focus and design of this guide gives you the facts you need so you can review ... Læs mere

    55,72 kr.

  • Words and Rules

    The Ingredients Of Language

    af Steven Pinker ...
    **An "excellent work of popular science" (New Republic) by a New York Times-bestselling author that unites history and science to reveal how the mind does languageIn Words and Rules, Steven Pinker explores profound mysteries of language by picking a deceptively simple phenomenon -- regular and irregular verbs -- and examining it from every angle. With humor and verve, he covers an astonishing ... Læs mere

    86,83 kr.

  • Understanding Kant: Concepts and Intuitions

    Understanding Philosophy, #4

    Serier Bog 4 - Understanding Philosophy
    This guide examines Kant's theory of knowledge, specifically his arguments for separating human thought into concepts and intuitions. Based on the Critique of Pure Reason, this guide covers his critique of empirical and rational thought, and explains key concepts such as a priori judgements, analytic and synthetic judgements, and the difference between pure and empirical concepts. ... Læs mere

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  • Words on the Move

    Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)

    A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes -- and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight itLanguage is always changing -- but we tend not to like it. We understand that new words must be created for new things, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it’s the use of literally to mean ... Læs mere

    97,11 kr.

  • Language

    The Cultural Tool

    Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across cultures. It's as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found in all human societies.Language presents the bold and controversial idea that language is not an innate component of the brain, as has been famously argued by Chomsky and Pinker. Rather, it's a cultural tool which ... Læs mere

    118,28 kr.