Linguistic Universals

作者：  Juana Gil 　著

出版社：Cambridge University Press 2006-10-1

简介：The discovery of 'linguistic universals' - the properties thatall languages have in common - is a fundamental goal of linguisticresearch. Linguists face the task of accounting for why languages,which apparently differ so greatly from one another on the surface,display striking similarities in their underlying structure. Thisvolume brings together a team of leading experts to show howdifferent linguistic theories have approached this challenge.Drawing on work from both formal and functional perspectives, itprovides a comprehensive overview of the most notable work onlinguistic universals - with chapters on syntax, semantics,phonology, morphology and typology - and explores a range ofcentral issues, such as the relationship between linguisticuniversals and the language faculty, and what linguistic universalscan tell us about our biological make-up and cognitive abilities.Clear and succinct, it will be invaluable to anyone seeking agreater understanding of the phenomenon that is human language.

The Cambridge Companion to Atheism

作者：  Michael Martin　著

出版社：Cambridge University Press 2006-10-1

简介：　　In this volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholarspresent original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history,both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic isexamined in terms of its implications for a wide range ofdisciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism,postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, bothclassical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and,the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with anon religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give abroad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to thiscontroversial topic.