Language in cognition :
Boeckx, Cedric.
Language in cognition : uncovering mental structures and the rules behind them / Cedric Boeckx. - 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language in Cognition; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; PART I Ever Since Chomsky; 1 Mind Matters:Chomsky 's Dangerous Idea; 2 The Mechanization of the Mind Picture; 3 How the Mind Grows: From Meno to Noam; PART II Unweaving the Sentence; 4 Mental Chemistry; 5 The Variety of Linguistic Experience:The Towers of Babel and Pisa; 6 All Roads Lead to Universal Grammar; PART III The Mental Foundations of Behavior; 7 Making Sense of Meaning: An Instruction Manual; 8 Wonderful Mental Life: Unthinkable without Language; 9 Grammar Caught in the Act; PART IV Missing Links. 10 The (Mis)Measure of Mind11 Homo Combinans; 12 Computational Organology; Epilogue; Notes; Guide to Further Study; References; Index.
This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function ofthe human mind, offering a point of entry into the fascinating territory of cognitive science. Focusing mainly on syntactic issues, Language in Cognition is a unique contribution to this burgeoning field of study.: Guides undergraduate students through the core questions of linguistics and cognitive science, and provides tools that will help them think about the field in a structured way; Uses the study of language and how language informs the structure and function of the human mind to introduce the major.
9781444310047 1444310046 9781444310054 1444310054 9781444315011 1444315013 1282279416 9781282279414
10.1002/9781444310047 doi
10.1002/9781444310047 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Uk
Psycholinguistics.
Cognitive grammar.
God̈el, Kurt.
God̈el's theorem.
Incompleteness theorems.
Mathematics--Philosophy.
Mathematics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Psycholinguistics.
Cognitive grammar.
Psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguïstiek.
Cognitieve grammatica.
Electronic books.
P37 / .B64 2010
410.1/9
Language in cognition : uncovering mental structures and the rules behind them / Cedric Boeckx. - 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language in Cognition; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; PART I Ever Since Chomsky; 1 Mind Matters:Chomsky 's Dangerous Idea; 2 The Mechanization of the Mind Picture; 3 How the Mind Grows: From Meno to Noam; PART II Unweaving the Sentence; 4 Mental Chemistry; 5 The Variety of Linguistic Experience:The Towers of Babel and Pisa; 6 All Roads Lead to Universal Grammar; PART III The Mental Foundations of Behavior; 7 Making Sense of Meaning: An Instruction Manual; 8 Wonderful Mental Life: Unthinkable without Language; 9 Grammar Caught in the Act; PART IV Missing Links. 10 The (Mis)Measure of Mind11 Homo Combinans; 12 Computational Organology; Epilogue; Notes; Guide to Further Study; References; Index.
This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function ofthe human mind, offering a point of entry into the fascinating territory of cognitive science. Focusing mainly on syntactic issues, Language in Cognition is a unique contribution to this burgeoning field of study.: Guides undergraduate students through the core questions of linguistics and cognitive science, and provides tools that will help them think about the field in a structured way; Uses the study of language and how language informs the structure and function of the human mind to introduce the major.
9781444310047 1444310046 9781444310054 1444310054 9781444315011 1444315013 1282279416 9781282279414
10.1002/9781444310047 doi
10.1002/9781444310047 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Uk
Psycholinguistics.
Cognitive grammar.
God̈el, Kurt.
God̈el's theorem.
Incompleteness theorems.
Mathematics--Philosophy.
Mathematics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Psycholinguistics.
Cognitive grammar.
Psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguïstiek.
Cognitieve grammatica.
Electronic books.
P37 / .B64 2010
410.1/9