琼·艾奇逊(Jean Aitchison),英国牛津大学语言与传播学教授,主要研究兴趣为社会历史语言学、语言与思维、语言与媒体等,著有Words in the Mind、Language Change等著作。
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Preface to the first edition xxxiPreface to the fourth edition xxxiii Introduction 11 The great automatic grammatizator 6 Need anything be innate?2 Animals that try to talk 23 Is language restricted to humans?3 Grandmama‘s teeth 47 Is there biological evidence for innate language capacity?4 Predestinate grooves 66 Is there a pre-ordained language ’programme‘?5 A blueprint in the brain? 91 Could any grammatical information conceivably be innate?6 Chattering children 110 Are children following ’rules‘ when they learn to speak?7 Puzzling it out 135 Exactly how do children learn language?8 Celestial unintelligibility 165 Why do linguists propose such bizarre grammars?9 The white elephant problem 183 Do we need a grammar in order to speak?10 The case of the missing fingerprint 199 How do we understand speech?11 The Cheshire Cat’s grin 237 How do we plan and produce speech?12 Bankers clerk or hippopotamus? 260 The future Suggestions for further reading 266 Refereces 272 Index 297