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245		0	_aLanguage/ _bthe big picture _cSharpe,Peter
260			_aLondon: _bcontinuum International publishing group, _c2009.
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505			_aIntroduction; 1. What are the origins of language?; 2. Is language exclusive to humans?; 3. Why do languages change?; 4. How does language vary across cultures?; 5. Where does Noam Chomsky fit into linguistics?; 6. How scientific can linguistic theory be?; 7. What makes semantics difficult?; 8. The power of symbols?; 9. How is language represented in the mind?; Bibliography; Index.
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