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The truth about language : (Record no. 38755)

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control field ocn972537893
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control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20200211155359.0
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fixed length control field 170214s2017 xx 000 0 eng d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1869408632
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781869408633
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)972537893
Canceled/invalid control number (OCoLC)971949145
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency YDX
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency YDX
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Corballis, Michael C.
9 (RLIN) 28674
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The truth about language :
Remainder of title That it is and where it came from /
Statement of responsibility, etc Michael C. Corballis.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Auckland
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Auckland University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 260 pages
Dimensions 24 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Background to the problem -- The Rubicon -- Language as <br/> miracle -- Language and natural selection -- The mental <br/> prerequisites -- Thinking without language -- Mind reading<br/> -- Stories -- Constructing language -- Hands on to <br/> language -- Finding voice -- How language is structured --<br/> Over the Rubicon.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, <br/> basically, a fortunate accident—a crossing of wires that <br/> happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans <br/> apart from other animals and onto a trajectory that would <br/> see their brains (and the products of those brains) become<br/> increasingly complex. But as Michael C. Corballis <br/> shows in The Truth about Language, it’s time to reconsider<br/> those assumptions. Language, he argues, is not the product<br/> of some “big bang” 60,000 years ago, but rather the <br/> result of a typically slow process of evolution with roots<br/> in elements of grammatical language found much farther <br/> back in our evolutionary history. Language, Corballis <br/> explains, evolved as a way to share thoughts—and, <br/> crucially for human development, to connect our own <br/> “mental time travel,” our imagining of events and people <br/> that are not right in front of us, to that of other <br/> people. We share that ability with other animals, but it <br/> was the development of language that made it powerful: it <br/> led to our ability to imagine other perspectives, to <br/> imagine ourselves in the minds of others, a development <br/> that, by easing social interaction, proved to be an <br/> extraordinary evolutionary advantage. Even as his <br/> thesis challenges such giants as Chomsky and Stephen Jay <br/> Gould, Corballis writes accessibly and wittily, filling <br/> his account with unforgettable anecdotes and fascinating <br/> historical examples. The result is a book that’s perfect <br/> both for deep engagement and as brilliant fodder for that <br/> lightest of all forms of language, cocktail party chatter"<br/> -- Publisher description.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 28675
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Language and languages
General subdivision Origin.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 28676
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Language and languages
General subdivision Philosophy.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
h (OCLC) NO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 2 OTHER HOLDINGS
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Barcode Date last seen Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Located at Event Centre 24/04/2017 ALLB 25.00 401 A00660316 24/04/2017 25.00 24/04/2017 Non-Fiction Not For Loan
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