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  • Strikingly Similar

    Plagiarism and Appropriation from Chaucer to Chatbots

    by Roger Kreuz ...
    Plagiarism and appropriation are hot topics when they appear in the news. A politician copies a section of a speech, a section of music sounds familiar, the plot of a novel follows the same pattern as an older story, a piece of scientific research is attributed to the wrong researcher… The list is endless. Allegations and convictions of such incidents can easily ruin a career and inspire gossip. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Irony and Sarcasm

    by Roger Kreuz ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    A psycholinguist explores the use and misuse of the words “irony” and “sarcasm” throughout history!Isn’t it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I'm just being sarcastic (or am I?).Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Linguistic Fingerprints

    How Language Creates and Reveals Identity

    by Roger Kreuz ...
    How much of ourselves do we disclose when we speak or write? A person’s accent may reveal, for example, whether they hail from Australia, or Ireland, or Mississippi. But it’s not just where we were born—we divulge all sorts of information about ourselves and our identity through language. Level of education, gender, age, and even aspects of our personality can all be reliably determined by our ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Becoming Fluent

    How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language

    **Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning: Evidence from cognitive science and psychology proves we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children.This eye-opening study reveals how adult learners can master a foreign language by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime.**Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Changing Minds

    How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging

    Why language ability remains resilient and how it shapes our lives.We acquire our native language, seemingly without effort, in infancy and early childhood. Language is our constant companion throughout our lifetime, even as we age. Indeed, compared with other aspects of cognition, language seems to be fairly resilient through the process of aging. In Changing Minds, Roger Kreuz and Richard ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Failure to Communicate

    Why We Misunderstand What We Hear, Read, and See

    by Roger Kreuz ...
    “Why didn’t they understand me? I was as clear as I could be.” Everyone has had this thought at one time or another. Research from the fields of psychology and cognitive science can provide concrete answers to these questions. In Failing to Communicate, Dr. Roger Kreuz explores the answers to these questionsWe are exposed to the dangers of miscommunication early in life. As children, we play the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Getting Through

    The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication

    Understanding how culture affects the ways we communicate—how we tell jokes, greet, ask questions, hedge, apologize, compliment, and so much more.We can learn to speak other languages, but do we truly understand what we are saying? How much detail should we offer when someone asks how we are? How close should we stand to our conversational partners? Is an invitation genuine or just pro forma? So ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Irony and Sarcasm

    by Roger Kreuz ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...
    Series series MIT Press Essential Knowledge

    Unabridged

    4 hours 11 min

    A biography of two troublesome words.Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Becoming Fluent

    How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language

    Narrated by P. J. Ochlan ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 34 min

    Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, students may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don’t seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do?In Becoming Fluent, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on ... Read more

    $23.75 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Changing Minds

    How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging

    Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 35 min

    We acquire our native language, seemingly without effort, in infancy and early childhood. Language is our constant companion throughout our lifetime, even as we age. Indeed, compared with other aspects of cognition, language seems to be fairly resilient through the process of aging. In Changing Minds, Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts examine how aging affects language—and how language affects aging ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication

    Historically, the social aspects of language use have been considered the domain of social psychology, while the underlying psycholinguistic mechanisms have been the purview of cognitive psychology. Recently, it has become increasingly clear that these two dimensions are highly interrelated: cognitive mechanisms underlying speech production and comprehension interact with social psychological ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

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    Science of the Magical

    From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers

    by Matt Kaplan ...
    Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 26 min

    Can migrations of birds foretell our future? Do phases of the moon hold sway over our lives? Are there sacred springs that cure the ill? What is the best way to brew a love potion? How do we create mutant humans who regenerate like Wolverine?In Science of the Magical, noted science journalist Matt Kaplan plumbs the rich, lively, and surprising history of the magical objects, places, and rituals ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus