Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press Books, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Used with highlighting in text; may have other wear and/or markings but is still in solid reading condition. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.
Language: English
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2025
ISBN 10: 1529947871 ISBN 13: 9781529947878
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A beautiful and profound natural history of snow from the bestselling, award-winning Swedish environmentalist Sverker Sorlin, exploring the cultural, scientific, artistic and existential significance of what is, due to climate-change, fast-becoming a vanishing fact of nature. Selected as one of the Financial Times Best Books on the Environment. Amazing anecdotes thrilling and moving. Nature 'Sno is full of character, as condensed with detail as firn (compacted, heavy, old snow) and as beautifully constructed as a snowflake.' Times Literary Supplement Snow. A single word, for an infinite variety of water formulations, frozen in air. The study of snow is physics, chemistry, meteorology, anthropology, geography, poetry and art. It is hope annually renewed. And it is history, too. Earth saw its first snowfall 2.4 billion years ago. The world's oldest skis, made by hand five thousand four hundred years old, pre-date the pyramids of ancient Egypt. To humanity, snow has variously been an ally and an adversary; an inspiration to countless artists and a place of breathtaking tragedy and survival. But its always been there. And now it is melting. In 1927, the snow was already more than nine metres deep on Japan's Mount Ibuki when a remarkable 230cm fell in 24 hours, bringing about the greatest depth of snow - 11.82m - ever recorded. Yet it is a fact today that, ironically not only has this mountain's resort been forced to close due to lack of snow, most people in the world have never been near snow: never felt the soft crunch of snow underfoot, never held snow to see it melt in their hands, let alone stood on a pair of skis. As the seasons lose their rhythm, and whole landscapes risk vanishing, shrinking too our planet's ability to reflect sunlight, Swedish environmentalist Sverker Sorlin urges that we take the time to look - really look - at what it is were losing, in all its multifaceted wonder. And to question, what comes next? 'Part a love letter to snow, part a goodbye, Sno is extraordinary.' Sally Coulthard - Author of The Secret World of Twilight: A Natural History of Dusk & Dawn 'Arresting facts and extraordinary insights. Sverker Sorlin is a scholar and writer at the height of his creative powers.' Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics, Royal Holloway, University of London. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press April 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0822354470 ISBN 13: 9780822354475
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Quercus Publishing, GB, 2022
ISBN 10: 1529411416 ISBN 13: 9781529411416
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. "A model of popular-science writing" STEVEN POOLEWho was "the first speaker" and what was their first message?An erudite, tightly woven and beautifully written account of one of humanity's greatest mysteries - the origins of language.Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language provides a fascinating survey of how grammar came into being and the differences or similarities between languages spoken around the world, before exploring how language eventually emerged in the very remote human past.Our intellectual and physiological changes through the process of evolution both have a bearing on our ability to acquire language. But to what extent is the evolution of language dependent on genes, or on environment? How has language evolved further, and how is it changing now, in the process of globalisation? And which aspects of language ensure that robots are not yet intelligent enough to reconstruct how language has evolved? Johansson's far-reaching, authoritative and research-based approach to language is brought to life through dozens of astonishing examples, both human and animal, in a fascinatingly erudite and entertaining volume for anyone who has ever contemplated not just why we speak the way we do, but why we speak at all.Translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry.
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0822341913 ISBN 13: 9780822341918
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 142142679X ISBN 13: 9781421426792
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 142142679X ISBN 13: 9781421426792
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
Seller: Textbooks_Source, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
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Language: English
Published by Quercus Publishing, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1529411416 ISBN 13: 9781529411416
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A model of popular-science writing" STEVEN POOLEWho was "the first speaker" and what was their first message?An erudite, tightly woven and beautifully written account of one of humanity's greatest mysteries - the origins of language.Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language provides a fascinating survey of how grammar came into being and the differences or similarities between languages spoken around the world, before exploring how language eventually emerged in the very remote human past.Our intellectual and physiological changes through the process of evolution both have a bearing on our ability to acquire language. But to what extent is the evolution of language dependent on genes, or on environment? How has language evolved further, and how is it changing now, in the process of globalisation? And which aspects of language ensure that robots are not yet intelligent enough to reconstruct how language has evolved? Johansson's far-reaching, authoritative and research-based approach to language is brought to life through dozens of astonishing examples, both human and animal, in a fascinatingly erudite and entertaining volume for anyone who has ever contemplated not just why we speak the way we do, but why we speak at all.Translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry An erudite, tightly woven and beautifully written account of one of humanity's greatest mysteries - the origins of language. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Language: English
Published by Black Rose Books, Montreal, 1998
ISBN 10: 1551641208 ISBN 13: 9781551641201
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: As New. A critical comparison between two countries of the North: Canada and Sweden.which will require rethinking the meaning of sustainable development. 219 pages.; 6 x 9 ".
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 142142679X ISBN 13: 9781421426792
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0300184611 ISBN 13: 9780300184617
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.