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He wrote his Doctor of Philosophy (1964) on the grammar of Nupe, a language of Nigeria.
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(Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals) Author: Neil Smith published on (April, 2009)
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(Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2002)
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(Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2002)
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Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics
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Language, Bananas, and Bonobos presents a series of engaging reflections on concerns such as our knowledge and use of language, political correctness, and the linguistic abilities of chimpanzees. In doing so, this volume provides new insights into linguistics that are of universal interest.
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(Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (November, 2005)
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The Signs of a Savant: Language Against the Odds
(Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the hu...)
Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.
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Acquiring Phonology: A Cross-Generational Case-Study (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) by Neil Smith (2009-12-24)
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Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics by Neil Smith (2005-10-28)
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals, 2e (Chinese Edition)
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This is a collection of essays about countryside life in Russia in the mid-19 century by recording the hunting activities of a hunter. The graceful descriptions of Turgenev are like a nostalgic song or a slightly sad symphonic poem that shows us the natural beauty of Russia, its people and the customs, the wisdom and kindness of farmers, and the bullying of farmers by landlords.
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Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics by Neil Smith (2002-01-21)
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals
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Noam Chomsky continues to be one of the most influential intellectual figures of modern times. His wide-ranging contributions to the fields of linguistics, psychology, philosophy and politics have revolutionised our view of language, the mind and human nature. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book explores Chomsky's key theories, especially recent developments in his Minimalist Program, addressing issues such as: how do we know a language? How do children acquire this knowledge? How did language evolve? This third edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated and includes an exploration of Chomsky's contributions to philosophy and psychology, outlining the impact of his radical and often controversial views. It concludes with an account of his political activism and his critique of recent developments such as the Arab Spring, Wikileaks and the Occupy movement. There is also a new section covering his views on climate change and nuclear disarmament.
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Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics
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With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. • • Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics. • Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language. • Includes an introduction to the current vision of linguistics most closely associated with Noam Chomsky. • Contains a glossary of all technical terms and interpretations.
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals by Neil Smith (2004-09-13)
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The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language by Neil Smith (1991-01-08)
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(Acquiring Phonology: A Cross-generational Case-study) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2010)
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(Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals) Author: Neil Smith published on (November, 2005)
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The Signs of a Savant: Language Against the Odds by Neil Smith (2011-01-17)
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The Mind of a Savant: Language, Learning and Modularity
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Savants are people who are mentally and often physically impaired but who have one dazzling talent. Cases of savants, like Christopher who is described here, are not unheard of, but have never been reported before. Despite being unable to look after himself because he has difficulty with everyday tasks, Christopher can read, write, translate and communicate in fifteen to twenty different languages. In this original, detailed and wide-ranging study, Neil Smith and Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli not only provide insight into the mind of one unique individual, but simultaneously cast light on the nature of language and thought in general. By exploiting recent developments in both linguistics and psychology the authors have made an essential contribution to the whole field of cognitive science.
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals
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Neil Smith's analysis of Noam Chomsky's key contributions to the study of language and mind details Chomsky's linguistic theorizing as well as the psychological and philosophical implications of his research. This second edition, thoroughly revised and updated, to account for Chomsky's most recent work, includes his continued contributions to linguistics, latest opinions on evolution, and extensive study of the events of September 11, 2001. First Edition Hb (1999): 0-521-47517-1 First Edition Pb (1999): 0-521-47570-8
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The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language
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This unique book provides an introductory overview of modern theoretical linguistics which manages to be both accessible and humorous without sacrificing either scholarship of insight. In a series of magisterial vignettes Smith emphasizes the perennial necessity of appealing to linguistic theory if we are to gain any real understanding of the phenomena of language. However profound or however trivial the questions we raise and try answer - What exactly does one have to know to count as a speaker of a language? What would it mean for a language to have no vowels? Why do little children call lorries 'lollies'? Precisely what with this sentence is wrong? - we need to recourse to a theory even to make them coherent. In particular, the author argues that we can find solutions to our puzzles, and explanations for these phenomena, if we exploit on the one hand Chomsky's theory of Generative Grammar, and on the other Sperber and Wilson's theory of Relevance.
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(The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 1991)
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Neil Smith
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Since then his research has encompassed theoretical syntax, language acquisition, the "savant" syndrome, and general linguistic theory, particularly the work of Noam Chomsky. In the 1990s he began working with an autistic man, Christopher, in collaboration with Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli. According to Smith and Tsimpli, Christopher has a non-verbal intelligence quotient of between 60 and 70, but his English is comparable to that of normal native speakers, and he has an extraordinary ability to learn new languages.
Smith was Head of the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics at University College London from 1983 to 1990, and headed the Linguistics section from 1972 until his retirement in 2006, when he was presented with a Festschrift Language in Mind: A Tribute to Neil Smith on the Occasion of his Retirement (edited by Robyn Carston, Diane Blakemore and Hans van de Koot).
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals
(Neil Smith's analysis of Noam Chomsky's key contributions...)
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Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics
(Language, Bananas, and Bonobos presents a series of engag...)
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The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language
(This unique book provides an introductory overview of mod...)
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The Signs of a Savant: Language Against the Odds
(Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the hu...)
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Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics
(With topics ranging from language death to sign language,...)
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals, 2e (Chinese Edition)
(This is a collection of essays about countryside life in ...)
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The Mind of a Savant: Language, Learning and Modularity
(Savants are people who are mentally and often physically ...)
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals
(Noam Chomsky continues to be one of the most influential ...)
- (Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals) Author: Neil Smith published on (April, 2009)
- (Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2002)
- (Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2002)
- (Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics) Author: Neil Smith published on (November, 2005)
- Acquiring Phonology: A Cross-Generational Case-Study (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) by Neil Smith (2009-12-24)
- Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics by Neil Smith (2005-10-28)
- Language, Bananas and Bonobos: Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics by Neil Smith (2002-01-21)
- Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals by Neil Smith (2004-09-13)
- The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language by Neil Smith (1991-01-08)
- (Acquiring Phonology: A Cross-generational Case-study) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 2010)
- (Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals) Author: Neil Smith published on (November, 2005)
- The Signs of a Savant: Language Against the Odds by Neil Smith (2011-01-17)
- (The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language) Author: Neil Smith published on (January, 1991)
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Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals
Membership
He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1999, and an Honorary Member of the Linguistic Society of America in 2000.
