Language in cognition : uncovering mental structures and the rules behind them / Cedric Boeckx.
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TextPublisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444310047; 1444310046; 9781444310054; 1444310054; 9781444315011; 1444315013; 1282279416; 9781282279414Subject(s): Psycholinguistics | Cognitive grammar | God̈el, Kurt | God̈el's theorem | Incompleteness theorems | Mathematics -- Philosophy | Mathematics | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Psycholinguistics | Cognitive grammar | Psycholinguistics | Psycholinguïstiek | Cognitieve grammaticaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Language in cognition.DDC classification: 410.1/9 LOC classification: P37 | .B64 2010Other classification: 17.30 Online resources: Wiley Online Library | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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