Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought - Softcover

Chomsky, Noam

  • 3.66 out of 5 stars
    180 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780521708173: Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521708176 ISBN 13: 9780521708173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In this extraordinarily original and profound work, Noam Chomsky discusses themes in the study of language and mind since the end of the sixteenth century in order to explain the motivations and methods that underlie his work in linguistics, the science of mind, and even politics. This edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. It has been made more accessible to a larger audience; all the French and German in the original edition has been translated, and the notes and bibliography have been brought up to date. The relationship between the original edition (published in 1966) and contemporary biolinguistic work is also explained. This challenging volume is an important contribution to the study of language and mind, and to the history of these studies since the end of the sixteenth century.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor and Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521708176
ISBN 13 
9780521708173
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
164
Rating
  • 3.66 out of 5 stars
    180 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780521881760: Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0521881765 ISBN 13:  9780521881760
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Hardcover