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| Preface | vi | |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Why Theory? | 13 |
| 3 | Grammar and Gravity | 24 |
| 4 | The Puzzle Puzzle | 39 |
| 5 | Quails and Oysters | 50 |
| 6 | The Oats have eaten the Horses | 62 |
| 7 | Wilt Thou have this Man to thy wedded Wife? | 73 |
| 8 | Must and the Randy Pachyderm | 83 |
| 9 | Y | 94 |
| 10 | Time and Tense | 105 |
| 11 | Lellow Lollies | 115 |
| 12 | Data, Evidence and Theory Change | 129 |
| 13 | Annie's Botty-wotty | 142 |
| 14 | In my language we SHOUT | 156 |
| 15 | Clive | 167 |
| 16 | The Numbers Game | 178 |
| 17 | Useless Grammar | 187 |
| 18 | Linguistics as a Religion | 198 |
| 19 | A Seditious Chameleon | 208 |
| Appendix | 215 | |
| Glossary | 228 | |
| Bibliography | 252 | |
| Index | 266 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Chris Snowdon
reviewed The Twitter Machine on October 06, 2012
The Twitter Machine
An excellent, clear overview of a lot of the meta-processes behind learning a language. Probably not for everyone, though the authors make it as approachable as perhaps it could be, given how much they cram in this book.
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