ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Like New
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ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: Oxford Univ Pr] Hardcover 477 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.
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ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Neuware - Already hailed as a masterpiece, Foundations of Language offers a brilliant overhaul of the last thirty-five years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. 'Few books really deserve the cliché 'this should be read by every researcher in the field',' writes Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct, 'but Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language does.' Foundations of Language offers a radically newunderstanding of how language, the brain, and perception intermesh. The book renews the promise of early generative linguistics: that language can be a valuable entrée into understanding the human mind and brain. The approach is remarkably interdisciplinary. Behind its innovations is Jackendoff's fundamental proposal that the creativity oflanguage derives from multiple parallel generative systems linked by interface components. This shift in basic architecture makes possible a radical reconception of mental grammar and how it is learned. As a consequence, Jackendoff is able to reintegrate linguistics with philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and computational linguistics. Among the major topics treated are language processing, the relation of language to perception, theinnateness of language, and the evolution of the language capacity, as well as more ...

ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Foundations of Language offers a brilliant overhaul of the last thirty-five years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. "Few books really deserve the cliche 'this should be read by every researcher in the field'," writes Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct, "but Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language does." Foundations of Language offers a radically new understanding of how language, the brain, and perception intermesh. The book renews the promise of early generative linguistics: that language can be a valuable entree into understanding the human mind and brain. The approach is remarkably interdisciplinary. Behind its innovations is Jackendoff's fundamental proposal that the creativity of language derives from multiple parallel generative systems linked by interface components. This shift in basic architecture makes possible a radical reconception of mental grammar and how it is learned. As a consequence, Jackendoff is able to reintegrate linguistics with philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and computational linguistics. Among the major topics treated are language processing, the relation of language to perception, the innateness of language, and the evolution of the language capacity, as well as ...

ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Neuware - Already hailed as a masterpiece, Foundations of Language offers a brilliant overhaul of the last thirty-five years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. 'Few books really deserve the cliché 'this should be read by every researcher in the field',' writes Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct, 'but Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language does.' Foundations of Language offers a radically newunderstanding of how language, the brain, and perception intermesh. The book renews the promise of early generative linguistics: that language can be a valuable entrée into understanding the human mind and brain. The approach is remarkably interdisciplinary. Behind its innovations is Jackendoff's fundamental proposal that the creativity oflanguage derives from multiple parallel generative systems linked by interface components. This shift in basic architecture makes possible a radical reconception of mental grammar and how it is learned. As a consequence, Jackendoff is able to reintegrate linguistics with philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and computational linguistics. Among the major topics treated are language processing, the relation of language to perception, theinnateness of language, and the evolution of the language capacity, as well as more ...

Oxford University Press, USA 2002 Hard cover New Proposes an holistic theory of the relation between the sounds, structure, and meaning of language and their relation to mind and brain. This book provides insights on the evolution of language, thought, and communication. Num Pages: 498 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD; CFK; CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1032. 2002. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0198270127, ISBN13: 9780198270126, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Proposes an holistic theory of the relation between the sounds, structure, and meaning of language and their relation to mind and brain. This book provides insights on the evolution of language, thought, and communication. Num Pages: 498 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD; CFK; CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1032. . 2002. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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