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The Signs of a Savant - Language Against the Odds (Paperback, New title)
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The Signs of a Savant - Language Against the Odds (Paperback, New title)
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Price R358
Discovery Miles 3 580
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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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