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Yes, you can access Language and Man by William C. McCormack, Stephen A. Wurm, William C. McCormack,Stephen A. Wurm in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Social Sciences

General Editor's Preface
Preface
Table of Contents
Section One: Introductory
Introduction
Section Two: Human Communication
Paralinguistic Behavior as Continuity Between Animal and Human Communication
A Consideration of Language Acquisition Rates and Possible Interspecies Relationships
Domestic Animal Calling in a Berber Tribe
Infant Vocalization: Communication Before Speech
Early Language Learning: A Sociolinguistic Approach
Section Three: Language Acquisition
The Role of Social Context in Language Acquisition
Reading and Stages of Language Acquisition
Competence in English-Language Learning by American Indian Monolinguals and Bilinguals
Linguistic Universals in Anthropological Studies of Bilingualism
Implications of Language Contact for Bilingual Language Acquisition
Studies in Language Switching and Mixing
Section Four: Mixing and Sequencing
Nonverbal Components in Message Sequence: "Mixed Syntax"
Linguistic and Kinesic Correlations in Code Switching
Language, Motion in Paralanguage, and Body the Structure of Conversation
A Study of Interaction Markers in Conversational Spanish
Components of Interaction in the Negotiation of a Definition of the Situation
Section Five: Language and the Science of Man
Analysis of a Culture Through Its Culturemes: Theory and Method
Sociolinguistic Considerations on Psychosocial Socialization: The Beginnings of a Theory of Verbalization
The Contribution of Romanian Cultural-Linguistic Anthropology to the Complex Study of Modern Populations
Section Six: Discussion
Summary of Discussion
Biographical Notes
Index of Names
Index of Subjects

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