Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution

摘要: Foundations of Language shows one the most fundamental new thinkings in linguistics since Noam Chomskyis Aspects Theory Syntax 1965. opens up vivid perspectives on every major aspect language and communication: grammar vocabulary, learning, origins language, relationship thought to real world. It puts at centre search for understanding human nature cognition. In my opinion, author presents this book a broad survey linguistics, introducing his personal perspective field theoretical linguistics. Ray Jackendoff proposes holistic theory relation between sounds, structure, meaning their mind brain. goes defend radical conception how brain stores processes relies parallel generative systems that are integrated through interface components. The interdisciplinary approach makes specially date, recognizing interaction psychology, neuroscience, biology, philosophy, setting groundbreaking agenda close co-operation these knowledge areas. According author, has been written with three concentric audiences mind, being central, course, all specialities persuasions. next ring includes those disciplines look models: psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, acquisition computational outer having some professional concern languages, including psychologists, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, philosophers and, perhaps, evolutionary biologists. general structure designed be read re-read by anyone seriously interested state art research language. is divided into parts: