Patterns In The Mind: Language And Human Nature

Ray Jackendorf

ISBN 10: 0465054625 / ISBN 13: 9780465054626

Published by Basic Books, 1995

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Ray Jackendorf, Basic Books. What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can speak and understand a language? Why cant other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. In this fascinating book, Ray Jackendoff emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses the implications for our understanding of language acquisition and loss.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patterns In The Mind: Language And Human Nature
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465054625
• ISBN 13: 9780465054626
• Binding: Paperback
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. In this fascinating book, Ray Jackendoff emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses the implications for our understanding of language acquisition and loss.

About the Author

Ray Jackendoff, linguist and theoretical psychologist, is professor of linguistics at Brandeis University. He is the author of several books, including Semantic Interpretation in Generative Grammar, Semantics and Cognition, Consciousness and the Computational Mind, and Semantic Structures.