Fully updated and revised, this popular text now contains a chapter on language usage which introduces pragmatics, metaphor, speech and writing, and discourse analysis, a section on sign language, a glossary of key terms, and an expanded further reading section. Trask also addresses issues such as the uniqueness of the human language, language and meaning, variation in language, change in language, learning a first language and attitudes toward language.
David
Hume sought to create a comprehensive "science of man" in order to understand human nature and human actions. He saw
a constant social and political tension between liberty and
authority, and he developed extensive political and economic
theories to describe this conflict.
Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body is an exploration of a multimodal theory of cognitive science. Using linguistic theories first developed by Saussure and more latterly by M. A. K. Halliday, Paul Thibault analyses how social and biological systems interact to produce meaning. This fascinating study will be of interest to undergraduates and academics researching cognitive linguistics and advanced semiotics. The book engages with the current dialogue between the human and life sciences to ask questions about the relationship between the physical, biological aspects of a human being, and the sociocultural framework in which a human being exists.
Principles of Human Evolution presents an in-depth
introduction to paleoanthropology and the study of human evolution.
Focusing on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory and how these apply
to ecological, molecular genetic, paleontological and archeological
approaches to important questions in the field, this timely textbook
will help students gain a perspective on human evolution in the context
of modern biological thinking.
The second edition of this
successful text features the addition of Robert Foley, a leading
researcher in Human Evolutionary Studies, to the writing team. Strong
emphasis on evolutionary theory, ecology and behavior and scores of new
examples reflect the latest evolutionary theories and recent
archaeological finds. More than a simple update, the new edition is
organized by issue rather than chronology, integrating behavior,
adaptation and anatomy. A new design and new figure references make
this edition more accessible for students and instructors.
David
Hume
