ISBN: 087e4559505b2c04a5ad38d6473e6011

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theo… Altro …

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective.TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language.TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert. De Gruyter Mouton Linguistics ,9783110156331 AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US, English Languages & Linguistics, De Gruyter<

ISBN: 087e4559505b2c04a5ad38d6473e6011

Reading Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics one is struck by the extent to which his synchronic theory of language reflects a view of linguistic evolution as analogous t… Altro …

Reading Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics one is struck by the extent to which his synchronic theory of language reflects a view of linguistic evolution as analogous to biological evolution. That seems particularly interesting for two reasons. First, linguists and biologists have enjoyed continuing empirical success, since the late twentieth century, in exploiting this analogy. Second, Saussure is usually identified with a view of language as something essentially arbitrary and conventional - something distinctively human. By that account linguistic systems would seem to have little in common with natural evolutionary processes. The questions then arise: To what extent is Saussure's theory of language a theory that could underpin and explain the linguistic-biological analogy? To what extent should it be such a theory? And what does the analogy suggest about the philosophical appropriation of Saussure's theory? The answers make for a provocative and important re-reading of this seminal theorist.<

2007, ISBN: 087e4559505b2c04a5ad38d6473e6011

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." ?Barack ObamaFrom Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 r… Altro …

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." ?Barack ObamaFrom Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of "personalized medicine, " and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family's current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman ( How Doctors Think ), The Language of Life "sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart." HarperCollins e-books Genetics in Medicine 9780061733185, AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,US, English Medicine, HarperCollins<