Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power Format: Paperback

Adger, David

ISBN 10: 0192843060 / ISBN 13: 9780192843067

Published by Oxford University Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192843060
• ISBN 13: 9780192843067
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Human language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes us on a journey to the hidden structure behind all we say (or sign) and understand.

About the Author

David Adger, Professor of Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London

David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, current President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, and inventor of the monsters' language for the ITV series Beowulf. His research has been reported on in New Scientist and The Conversation, and he has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 4, and Australia's DriveTime. His 25 years of teaching have taken him all over the world, including to the foothills of the Himalayas.