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100818s2011 enka b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780521617697 (pbk.) |
| 041 ## - Language |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
153 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| Item number |
S544 |
| 245 04 - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE |
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| Title |
The signs of a savant : |
| Remainder of title |
language against the odds / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Neil Smith ... [et al.]. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 219 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-213) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introducing Christopher -- British Sign Llanguage: an overview -- The programme -- The results -- Christopher in the wider context -- Modality and the mind. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Savants (Savant syndrome) |
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11607 |
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Language acquisition. |
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25400 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Smith, N. V. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Neilson Voyne) |
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11608 |
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author |
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Book |
