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Author: Lindsay Stern Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 052555744X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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"An unabashedly smart and affecting portrait of the strains of a marriage." —Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Meet Ivan and Prue: a married couple - both experts in language and communication - who nevertheless cannot seem to communicate with each other Ivan is a tightly wound philosophy professor whose reverence for logic and order governs not only his academic interests, but also his closest relationships. His wife, Prue, is quite the opposite: a pioneer in the emerging field of biolinguistics, she is bold and vibrant, full of life and feeling. Thus far, they have managed to weather their differences. But lately, an odd distance has settled in between them. Might it have something to do with the arrival of the college's dashing but insufferable new writer-in-residence, whose novel Prue always seems to be reading? Into this delicate moment barrels Ivan's unstable father-in-law, Frank, in town to hear Prue deliver a lecture on birdsong that is set to cement her tenure application. But the talk doesn't go as planned, unleashing a series of crises that force Ivan to finally confront the problems in his marriage, and to begin to fight - at last - for what he holds dear. A dazzlingly insightful and entertaining novel about the limitations of language, the fragility of love, and the ways we misunderstand each other and ourselves, The Study of Animal Languages marks the debut of a brilliant new voice in fiction.
Author: Andrew Dalby Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408102145 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 754
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Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.
Author: C. N. Slobodchikoff Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 031261179X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 320
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Discusses how animals are capable of interacting intelligently through vocal and physical methods, drawing on work with prairie dogs to present evidence of animal communication methods and how they can be imitated by human researchers.
Author: Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780192737571 Category : Animals Languages : en Pages : 128
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New in the internationally successful Visual Dictionary series, the Oxford Visual Dictionary of Animals introduces animals from around the world through highly illustrated dynamic spreads in thematic sections. There are over 1,500 words and incredible 3D artwork. All the animals are labelled, so that children can learn the names for their favourite animals and expand their vocabulary. Stunning atmospheric spreads introduce each habitat, followed by spreads showing the animals that live there. It includes maps and feature panels providing a wide range of vocabulary in both languages. At the back of the book is a section giving vocabulary for names of groups of animals, the noises animals make, and animal young. The Animal Detective Quiz sends readers back into the book to find the answers. This title contains a full index in English.