This book is a prominent contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind by one of the most significant thinkers of our time.
Through a series of penetrating essays, Noam Chomsky intervenes in the confusion and bias that have arisen in the study of language and mind, proposing new solutions to traditional philosophical questions and introducing new perspectives on issues of broader interest, ranging from the mind-body problem to the unification of the sciences.
Using a variety of ingenious and deceptively simplistic linguistic analyses, Chomsky argues that there is no consistent notion of "language" outside of the human mind and that the study of language should focus on the mental construct that constitutes our knowledge of it.
Human language, therefore, is a psychological, ultimately a "biological" object, and should be analyzed using the methodology of the natural sciences.
The examples and analyses in this book are intertwined to provide a unique and dynamic perspective on language and mind.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
Manufacturer
- Author
- Noam Chomsky
- Publisher
- Patakis
- Genre
- Linguistics Books
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 317
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- Original Title
- New horizons in the study of language and mind
- Language
- Greek
- ISBN-13
- 9789601614519
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