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"Do women talk more than men? Does text messaging make you stupid? Can chimpanzees really talk to us? This fascinating textbook addresses a wide range of language myths, focusing on important big-picture issues such as the rule-governed nature of language or the influence of social factors on how we speak. Case studies and analysis of relevant experiments teach readers the skills to become informed consumers of social science research, while suggested open-ended exercises invite students to reflect further on what they've learned. With coverage of a broad range of topics (cognitive, social, historical), this textbook is ideal for non-technical survey courses in linguistics. Important points are illustrated with specific, memorable examples: invariant 'be' shows the rule-governed nature of African-American English; vulgar female speech in Papua New Guinea shows how beliefs about language and gender are culture-specific. Engaging and accessibly written, Kaplan's lively discussion challenges what we think we know about language"

"A complaint of unwillingness to eat in the elderly is often overlooked, both by the patient, the family, or the doctor. Such condition may have a more serious underlying background, such as infection. A reduced physiological deposit and different clinical manifestations gives importance lo the analysis of the problem of anorexia. Changes in body composition, reduced physical activity and basal metabolism rate, reduced Na+-Kl~-ATP-ase, teeth that are no longer in optimal condition, reduced taste and smell ability, increased CCK satiation effect, reduced gastric emptying, reduced NO-synthase activity of the gastric fundus, as well as reduced endogenous opioid level, could all influence the development of anorexia. In addition, there are also several other clinical conditions that play a role, such as polypharmacy, dementia, depression, and physiological disturbance in swallowing."