From Lucy to Language

From Lucy to Language
Author: Donald E. Johanson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1996
Genre: Australopithecines.
ISBN: 0684810239

Photographs of significant hominid fossils and artifacts illustrate an assessment of the visual proof of human evolution and the meaning of clues left by the forebears of the human race. 25,000 first printing. Tour.

Language Diversity and Thought

Language Diversity and Thought
Author: John A. Lucy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1992-07-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521387972

An examination of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis on the relationship between grammar and thought.

Lucy to Language

Lucy to Language
Author: R. I. M. Dunbar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199652597

This volume readdresses the past contribution from archaeology towards the study of evolutionary issues, and ties evolutionary psychology into the extensive historical data from the past, allowing us to escape the confined timeframe of the comparatively recent human mind and explore the question of just what it is that makes us so different.

Lucy's Child

Lucy's Child
Author: Donald C. Johanson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1991
Genre: Anthropologists
ISBN: 9780140133837

The Psychology of Language

The Psychology of Language
Author: Trevor A. Harley
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 1083
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317710029

This thorough revision and update of the popular second edition contains everything the student needs to know about the psychology of language: how we understand, produce, and store language.

Language in Cognitive Development

Language in Cognitive Development
Author: Katherine Nelson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1998-03-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521629874

This book discusses the role of language as a cognitive and communicative tool in a child's early development.

Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics

Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics
Author: Margaret Thomas
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1136707492

What was the first language, and where did it come from? Do all languages have properties in common? What is the relationship of language to thought? Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics explores how fifty of the most influential figures in the field have asked and have responded to classic questions about language. Each entry includes a discussion of the person’s life, work and ideas as well as the historical context and an analysis of his or her lasting contributions. Thinkers include: Aristotle Samuel Johnson Friedrich Max Müller Ferdinand de Saussure Joseph H. Greenberg Noam Chomsky Fully cross-referenced and with useful guides to further reading, this is an ideal introduction to the thinkers who have had a significant impact on the subject of Language and Linguistics.

Language and Bilingual Cognition

Language and Bilingual Cognition
Author: Reader in Applied Linguistics Vivian Cook
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113686640X

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals, bringing together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines . It is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in language and cognition, or in bilingualism and second languages.