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Language & Mind 3RD Edition

by Noam Chomsky

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This is the long-awaited third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This new edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky's influential approach into the twenty-first century. Chapters 1-6 present Chomsky's early work on the nature and acquisition of language as a genetically endowed, biological system (Universal Grammar), through the rules and principles of which we acquire an internalized knowledge (I-language). Over the past fifty years, this framework has sparked an explosion of inquiry into a wide range of languages, and has yielded some major theoretical questions. The final chapter revisits the key issues, reviewing the 'biolinguistic' approach that has guided Chomsky's work from its origins to the present day, and raising some novel and exciting challenges for the study of language and mind.

Synopsis:

This is the long-awaited third edition of Noam Chomsky's outstanding essays on language and mind. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. In this new edition, two additional chapters review the key issues, raising some novel and exciting challenges for linguistics.

Synopsis:

Long-awaited third edition of Chomsky's outstanding essays on language and mind, with two additional chapters and a new preface.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His many books include New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind (Cambridge University Press, 2000) and On Nature and Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Table of Contents

1. Linguistic contributions to the study of mind: past; 2. Linguistic contributions to the study of mind: present; 3. Linguistic contributions to the study of mind: future; 4. Form and meaning in natural languages; 5. The formal nature of language; 6. Linguistics and philosophy; 7. Biolinguistics and the human capacity; 8. Three factors in language design.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780521674935
Author:
Chomsky, Noam
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Author:
Chomsky, Noam, Et
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Psycholinguistics
Subject:
Thought and thinking
Edition Number:
3
Publication Date:
January 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
190
Dimensions:
8.30x6.71x.49 in. .75 lbs.

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