Ideophones and the Evolution of Language, Paperback - John Haiman

This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolut...

Reducere. What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about wh...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kim SterelnyNumber of pages: 288Collection: Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and PsychologyPublica...

Reducere. There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150, 000 years ago...

Contributor(s): Author: Umberto EcoEco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into t...

Reducere. For novice astrology students as well as experienced astrologers seeking a holistic look at the foundations of astrology, this accessible and fasci...

Offering an inside look into the world around us, microbiologist Franklin M. Harold makes life intelligible for readers interested in biology. The ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The tools, concepts, and vocabulary of phenomenology are used in this book to explore language in a multitude of contexts.About the AuthorMaurice M...

Reducere. This vocabulary contains 109 entries in the Powhatan language of Virginia as collected on the 1606 voyage of Capt. John Smith. Alsoincludes word\-l...

An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth.

Reducere. In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing d...

Reducere. Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley d...

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedica...

An insightful and engaging insider's look at the real story of the meat industry, from master butcher Pat LaFrieda It all began when Pat LaFrieda's...

This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary ...

An argument that health is optimal responsiveness and is often best treated at the system level.

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Dustin HansenIllustration(s): black and white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Collection: Game OnPublic...

The two dominant theories of consciousness argue it appeared in living beings either suddenly, or gradually. Both theories face problems. The solut...

John Archibald chronicles the revolutionary insights provided by modern molecular biology, especially rapid DNA sequencing. These tools demonstrate...

Reducere. In this bold and lyrical debut, Sondra weaves personal narrative with philosophical themes, crafting a story about love, solitude, and the unsayabl...

Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex socia...

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully m...

Arms and Influence explores the complex relationship between technology, policymaking, and international norms. Modern technological innovations su...

Reducere. Esalen is on the edge. Located in Big Sur, California, just off Highway 1, Esalen is, geographically speaking, a literal cliff, hanging rather prec...

John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin's Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual s...

The Burden of Silence is the first comprehensive history of an early modern Ottoman-Jewish messianic movement, Sabbateanism.Publisher: Oxford Unive...

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.W...

Reducere. About the AuthorDavid K. Miller has an extensive background in psychology and psychotherapy. After thirty-five years of conventional practice, Davi...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 233 x 156 ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 ...