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050	0	0	_aBF426 _b.S54 2011
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245	0	4	_aThe signs of a savant : _blanguage against the odds / _cNeil Smith ... [et al.].
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_axiv, 219 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-213) and index.
505	0		_aIntroducing Christopher -- British Sign Llanguage: an overview -- The programme -- The results -- Christopher in the wider context -- Modality and the mind-- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index --
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSavants (Savant syndrome)
650		0	_aLanguage acquisition.
700	1		_aSmith, N. V. _q(Neilson Voyne)
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010035474-t.html
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/52272/cover/9780521852272.jpg
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