Neil Smith

Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language

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ISBN 13:
9780631169260
author:
Neil Smith
format:
Paperback
publisher:
John Wiley & Sons First Edition, Reprint edition
language:
English
Publication Year:
1989
Pages:
284
Dimensions:
15.5 x 2.2 x 22.9 cm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Linguistics, Neil Smith,Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language,John Wiley & Sons,0631169261,Language Arts & Disciplines,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Language,Language and languages,Language
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New
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£41.65

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This book provides an accessible and humorous introduction to modern theoretical linguistics. Neil Smith explores the fundamental questions we ask about language, such as what it means to be a speaker of a language and how we can explain seemingly trivial phenomena like children's mispronunciations.

Smith argues that a theory is essential for making sense of these puzzles and provides solutions by drawing on two influential theories: Chomsky's Generative Grammar and Sperber and Wilson's Relevance. By exploring the intersection of these ideas, Smith offers new insights into the nature of language and its relationship to human understanding.

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