Talk Talk Talk Decoding the Mysteries of Speech

Name: Talk Talk Talk Decoding the Mysteries of Speech
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ISBN: 9780385473835

ISBN-10: 0385473834

ISBN-13: 9780385473835

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Authors: Jay Ingram

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With a mixture of erudition and humor, Canadian radio personality Jay Ingram discusses the sociology of talking: the dynamics of conversation, men and women's different propensities for interrupting, and even the proper use of "you know." But he also delves into the mystery-riddled physiology of talking. While we now know that certain areas of the brain seem to control specific aspects of speech--from articulating words to creating meaningful sentences--how do scientists explain the extraordinary case of the young stroke victim who lost only the words for fruits and vegetables? Is it possible that the ability to talk is actually encoded in our genes, as some scientists believe? From the…

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List price: $19.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Introduction
Lunch with a Friend	p. 1
Don't Let Me Interrupt You	p. 14
It's How You Say It	p. 28
Now Listen and Listen Good	p. 41
No Ifs, Ands or Buts	p. 52
Where Are the Words?	p. 69
Tongue Slips and Tongue Tips	p. 81
And a Hearty Hi-O Argentum	p. 93
Native Tongues	p. 110
The Mother Tongue	p. 121
Genespeak	p. 130
Now You're Talking!	p. 142
The Neanderthals, or Can Pigs Talk?	p. 156
The Rules of Talk	p. 170
How Kids Learn To Talk	p. 185
The Wild Children	p. 200
Talk, Talk (Growl), Talk	p. 218
When Children Invent a Language	p. 238
Conversation Pieces	p. 249
Conclusion: The Tower of Babel	p. 292
Notes	p. 299
Index	p. 308
Selected Reading	p. 316
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