Language in Cognition: Uncovering Mental Structures and the Rules Behind Them

Cedric Boeckx

ISBN 10: 1405158824 / ISBN 13: 9781405158824

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009

About this Item

"Boeckx has a deep familiarity with all of the (very wide-ranging) material he intends to present, and has done original and important work in several of these areas. He is a lucid and engaging expositor, and is highly qualified in every respect to undertake an enterprise of this nature -- which is, I think, a very valuable one. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478. . 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language in Cognition: Uncovering Mental Structures and the Rules Behind Them
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405158824
• ISBN 13: 9781405158824
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function of the human mind, offering a point of entry into the fascinating territory of cognitive science. Focusing mainly on syntactic issues, Language in Cognition is a unique contribution to this burgeoning field of study.

• Guides undergraduate students through the core questions of linguistics and cognitive science, and provides tools that will help them think about the field in a structured way
• Uses the study of language and how language informs the structure and function of the human mind to introduce the major ideas in modern cognitive science, including its history and controversies
• Explores questions such as: what does it mean to say that linguistics is part of the cognitive sciences; how do the core properties of language compare with the core properties of other human cognitive abilities such as vision, music, mathematics, and other mental building blocks; and what is the relationship between language and thought?
• Includes an indispensable study guide as well as extensive references to encourage further independent study

About the Author

Cedric Boeckx is Research Professor at the Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies (ICREA), and a member of the Center for Theoretical Linguistics at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Most recently he was Associate Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University. He is the author of Islands and Chains (2003), Linguistic Minimalism (2006), Understanding Minimalist Syntax (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Bare Syntax (2008); and the founding co-editor, with Kleanthes K. Grohmann, of the Open Access journal Biolinguistics.