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Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origins, and Use - Couverture souple

Chomsky, Noam

 
9780275917616: Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origins, and Use
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0275917614 ISBN 13 : 9780275917616
Editeur : Praeger, 1986

Synopsis

Why do we know so much more than we have evidence for in certain areas, and so much less in others? In tackling these questions--Plato's and Orwell's problem--Chomsky again demonstrates his unequalled capacity to integrate vast amounts of material. David W. Lightfoot, University of Maryland ||I feel that it is his most persuasive defense of the idea that the study of linguistic structure provides insight into the human mind. Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington|Why do we know so much more than we have evidence for in certain areas, and so much less in others? In tackling these questions--Plato's and Orwell's problem--Chomsky again demonstrates his unequalled capacity to integrate vast amounts of material. . . . A clear introduction to current thinking on grammatical theory. |David W. Lightfoot, University of Maryland ||I feel that it is his most persuasive defense of the idea that the study of linguistic structure provides insight into the human mind. Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington||This is an excellent contribution to the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. . . . The best available introduction to Chomsky's current ideas on syntax made accessible to the non-specialist. |Julius M. Moravcsik, Stanford Unviersity

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À propos de l'auteur

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival and Failed States. A laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Tuscon, Arizona.

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Éditeur
Praeger
Date d'édition
1986
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275917614
ISBN 13 
9780275917616
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
346
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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