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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mabel L. RicePublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Psychology Press Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780805816785ISBN 10: 080581678 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 01 July 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book brings together leading researchers from molecular biology, neuroanatomy, linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology to discuss how far we have come in our search for the genes that underlie our unique linguistic capacity. As we draw close to the end of the decade of the brain, this book presents in one place much of the most significant research on language that has been done in this century. With the publication of the volume, Mabel Rice has provided an integrated, informed perspective on this research at exactly the right time. The exciting findings that are reported throughout the book confirm how close we are to breaking the ultimate genetic code. They will surely stimulate further research over the next few years that may allow us to realize the end of our search for how human genes encode our capacity for language. This is a wonderful book that deserves a prominent position on the bookshelves of all researchers who are interested in the most exciting questions of our time. -Helen Tager-Flusberg University of Massachusetts, Boston This important and exciting book offers the beginnings of a framework within which behavioral scientists and geneticists may work together to address contributions of heredity and environment to the acquisition of language. Crucial genetics concepts are presented in a manner accessible to language researchers. Together, the chapters provide a balanced view of both the contributions genetic research may be expected to make to our understanding of language impairments and the contributions more specified definitions of language impairment may make to our understanding of human genetics. -Carolyn B. Mervis Emory University This book brings together leading researchers from molecular biology, neuroanatomy, linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology to discuss how far we have come in our search for the genes that underlie our unique linguistic capacity. As we draw close to the end of the decade of the brain, this book presents in one place much of the most significant research on language that has been done in this century. With the publication of the volume, Mabel Rice has provided an integrated, informed perspective on this research at exactly the right time. The exciting findings that are reported throughout the book confirm how close we are to breaking the ultimate genetic code. They will surely stimulate further research over the next few years that may allow us to realize the end of our search for how human genes encode our capacity for language. This is a wonderful book that deserves a prominent position on the bookshelves of all researchers who are interested in the most exciting questions of our time. -Helen Tager-Flusberg University of Massachusetts, Boston This important and exciting book offers the beginnings of a framework within which behavioral scientists and geneticists may work together to address contributions of heredity and environment to the acquisition of language. Crucial genetics concepts are presented in a manner accessible to language researchers. Together, the chapters provide a balanced view of both the contributions genetic research may be expected to make to our understanding of language impairments and the contributions more specified definitions of language impairment may make to our understanding of human genetics. -Carolyn B. Mervis Emory University Author InformationMabel L. Rice Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |