| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing Christopher -- British Sign Llanguage: an overview -- The programme -- The results -- Christopher in the wider context -- Modality and the mind. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Savants (Savant syndrome)
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Savants (Savant syndrome) |
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Language acquisition.
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Language acquisition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Smith, N. V. (Neilson Voyne)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Signs of a savant. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521852272 (DLC) 2010035474 (OCoLC)651917348 |
| ISBN |
9780511933462 (electronic book) |
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0511933460 (electronic book) |
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0511928238 (electronic book) |
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9780511928239 (electronic book) |
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9780511780530 (electronic book) |
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0511780532 (electronic book) |
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9780521852272 |
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0521852277 |
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9780521617697 |
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0521617693 |
| Standard No. |
3510544 |
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