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050	0	0	_aP204 _b.E88 2014
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100	1		_aEvans, Vyvyan, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe language myth : _bwhy language is not an instinct / _cVyvyan Evans.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; 1. Language and mind rethought; 2. Is human language unrelated to animal communication systems?; 3. Are there language universals?; 4. Is language innate?; 5. Is language a distinct module in the mind?; 6. Is there a universal Mentalese?; 7. Is thought independent of language?; 8. Language and mind regained.
520			_aLanguage is central to our lives, the cultural tool that arguably sets us apart from other species. Some scientists have argued that language is innate, a type of unique human'instinct' pre-programmed in us from birth. In this book, Vyvyan Evans argues that this received wisdom is, in fact, a myth. Debunking the notion of a language'instinct', Evans demonstrates that language is related to other animal forms of communication; that languages exhibit staggering diversity; that we learn our mother tongue drawing on general properties and abilities of the human mind, rather than an inborn'universal' grammar; that language is not autonomous but is closely related to other aspects of our mental lives; and that, ultimately, language and the mind reflect and draw upon the way we interact with others in the world. Compellingly written and drawing on cutting-edge research, The Language Myth sets out a forceful alternative to the received wisdom, showing how language and the mind really work.
650		0	_aLinguistic universals.
650		0	_aCognitive grammar.
650		0	_aInnateness hypothesis (Linguistics)
650		0	_aLanguage and languages _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aPsycholinguistics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107043961
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107358300
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