Language in cognition : uncovering mental structures and the rules behind them

著者

• Boeckx, Cedric

書誌事項

Language in cognition : uncovering mental structures and the rules behind them

Cedric Boeckx

Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

• : pbk
• : hbk

注記

"This edition first published 2010"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [219]-241

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9781405158817

内容説明

This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function of the 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 ideas in modern cognitive science, including its history and controversies Explores questions such as: what does it mean to say that linguistics is part of the cognitive sciences; how do the core properties of language compare with the core properties of other human cognitive abilities such as vision, music, mathematics, and other mental building blocks; and what is the relationship between language and thought? Includes an indispensable study guide as well as extensive references to encourage further independent study

目次

Acknowledgments viii Prologue xi Part I Ever Since Chomsky 1 1 Mind Matters: Chomsky's Dangerous Idea 3 2 The Mechanization of the Mind Picture 14 3 How the Mind Grows: From Meno to Noam 41 Part II Unweaving the Sentence 55 4 Mental Chemistry 57 5 The Variety of Linguistic Experience: The Towers of Babel and Pisa 82 6 All Roads Lead to Universal Grammar 95 Part III The Mental Foundations of Behavior 109 7 Making Sense of Meaning: An Instruction Manual 111 8 Wonderful Mental Life: Unthinkable without Language 120 9 Grammar Caught in the Act 133 Part IV Missing Links 147 10 The (Mis)Measure of Mind 149 11 Homo Combinans 163 12 Computational Organology 173 Epilogue 183 Notes 189 Guide to Further Study 211 References 219 Index 242

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781405158824

内容説明

This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function of the 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 ideas in modern cognitive science, including its history and controversies Explores questions such as: what does it mean to say that linguistics is part of the cognitive sciences; how do the core properties of language compare with the core properties of other human cognitive abilities such as vision, music, mathematics, and other mental building blocks; and what is the relationship between language and thought? Includes an indispensable study guide as well as extensive references to encourage further independent study

目次

Acknowledgements Prologue Part I: Ever Since Chomsky Chapter 1: Mind matters: Chomsky's dangerous idea Chapter 2: The mechanization of the mind picture Chapter 3: How the mind grows: From Meno to Noam Part II: Unweaving the sentence Chapter 4: Mental chemistry Chapter 5: The variety of linguistic experience: The towers of Babel and Pisa Chapter 6: All the roads lead to Universal Grammar Part III: The mental foundations of behavior Chapter 7: Making sense of meaning: An instruction manual Chapter 8: Wonderful mental life: Unthinkable in the absence of Language Chapter 9: Grammar caught in the act Part IV: Missing links Chapter 10: The (mis)measure of mind Chapter 11: Homo combinans Chapter 12: Computational organology Epilogue Notes Study guide References Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA91416876
• ISBN:
  • 9781405158824
  • 9781405158817
• LCCN: 2009023108
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Malden, Mass.
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 248 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : P37
  • DC22 : 410.1/9
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Psycholinguistics
  • LCSH : Cognitive grammar