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The signs of a savant : language against the odds

Smith, N. V. (Neilson Voyne) (Added Author).

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"--

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  • ISBN: 9780521852272
  • ISBN: 9780521617697
  • ISBN: 0521852277
  • ISBN: 0521617693
  • ISBN: 9780511933462
  • ISBN: 9780511928239
  • ISBN: 9780511780530
  • ISBN: 0511933460
  • ISBN: 0511928238
  • ISBN: 0511780532
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 219 pages) : illustrations (some color)
    remote
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:april.19
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introducing Christopher -- British Sign Llanguage: an overview -- The programme -- The results -- Christopher in the wider context -- Modality and the mind.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.

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Genre: Electronic books.

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