X-Linked Mental Retardation

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of mental retardation caused by genes on the X chromosome. Clinical and laboratory data on 130 syndromes are presented in a concise and consistent manner. Each syndrome is defined and information is provided on somatic features, growth and development, neurological signs, cognitive performance, imaging and other laboratory findings, and when possible, the nature and localization of the responsible gene. Craniofacial and other somatic findings are extensively illustrated.

Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics (Fundamentals of Linguistics)

Introducing the fundamental issues in psycholinguistics, this book explores the amazing story of the unconscious processes that take place when humans use language. It is an ideal text for undergraduates taking a first course in the study of language.

The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature

This landmark book explores the ways in which the Greco-Roman tradition has shaped modern European and American literature.

Atlas of Immunology, Second Edition

The Atlas of Immunology is designed to provide a pictorial reference and serve as a primary resource as the most up-to-date and thorough, illustrated treatise available in the complex science of immunology. The book contains more than 1100 illustrations and depicts essentially every concept of importance in understanding the subject of immunology. It is addressed to immunologists and nonimmunologists alike, including students, researchers, practitioners, and basic biomedical scientists.

Relatively Speaking: Language, Thought, and Kinship among the Mopan Maya

Based upon 14 months of ethnographic fieldwork among the Mopan Maya in Belize, Eve Danziger examines the semantic complexity of particular kinship terms used among Mopan women and children and shows that a culture-specific analysis of their terms is superior to other non-ethnographically-based methods. In doing so she contributes not only to theoretical semantics and the ethnography of that area, but to the cross-cultural study of child development and language acquisition.