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Part I. Introductory Essays: 1. Language structure in its human context:new directions for the language sciences in the twenty-first century WilliamCroft; 2. The psychology of linguistic form Lee Osterhout, Richard A. Wrightand Mark D. Allen; 3. The structure of meaning James Pustejovsky; 4. Socialpractices of speech and writing Florian Coulmas; 5. Explaining language:neuroscience, genetics and evolution Lyle Jenkins; 6. Acquisition of languageBarbara Lust; 7. Elaborating speech and writing: verbal art Patrick ColmHogan; Part II. Entries.