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Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
Ray Jackendoff
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Description for Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
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.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
1031g
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198270126
SKU
V9780198270126
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About Ray Jackendoff
Ray Jackendoff has been Professor of Linguistics at Brandeis University since 1971. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, President-Elect of the Linguistic Society of America, and a past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology. He is the author of Semantics and Cognition: Consciousness and the Computational Mind, and (with ... Read more
Reviews for Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
Few books really deserve the cliche this should be read by every researcher in the field, but Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language does. I think it is the most important book in the sciences of language to have appeared in many years. Jackendoff has long had a genius for seeing both the forest and the trees, ... Read more