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001 2010035474
003 DLC
005 20110420083240.0
008 100818s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aBF426$b.S54 2011
082 00 $a153$222
245 04 $aThe signs of a savant :$blanguage against the odds /$cNeil Smith ... [et al.].
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axiv, 219 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-213) and index.
505 0 $aIntroducing Christopher -- British Sign Llanguage: an overview -- The programme -- The results -- Christopher in the wider context -- Modality and the mind.
520 $a"Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSavants (Savant syndrome)
650 0 $aLanguage acquisition.
700 1 $aSmith, N. V.$q(Neilson Voyne)
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-t.html
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/52272/cover/9780521852272.jpg