Hard-science linguistics /
The impossibility of testing the depth hypothesis of 1960 of a connection between the complexities of grammar and a limited human temporary memory led to questioning the ancient grammatical foundations of linguistics and to developing standard hard-science foundations. This volume is the first detai...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2004
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The impossibility of testing the depth hypothesis of 1960 of a connection between the complexities of grammar and a limited human temporary memory led to questioning the ancient grammatical foundations of linguistics and to developing standard hard-science foundations. This volume is the first detailed report on how to reconstitute linguistics on the new hard-science foundation laid by Victor H. Yngve in 1996. Hard-science (human) linguistics is the scientific study of how people communicate. It studies people and also communicative energy flow and other relevant parts of the physical environ. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 382 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1847140882 9781847140883 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
