On Nature and Language

In this 2002 book, Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain.

List of contents

Foreword; 1. Introduction: some concepts and issues in linguistic theory; 2. Perspectives on language and mind; 3. Language and the brain; 4. An interview on minimalism; 5. The secular priesthood and the perils of democracy.

About the author

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Chomsky has written and lectured extensively on a wide range of topics, including linguistics, philosophy, and intellectual history.

Summary

In On Nature and Language, published in 2002, Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. It includes a penetrating interview with Chomsky in which he provides a clear introduction to the Minimalist Program.

Product details

• Authors: Noam Chomsky
• Assisted by: Adriana Belletti (Editor), Belletti Adriana (Editor), Luigi Razzi (Editor), Luigi Rizzi (Editor), Rizzi Luigi (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2002
• EAN: 9780521815482
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81548-2
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 206 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 362 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, Political Ideologies, Philosophy of Mind, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Social & political philosophy, Political ideologies and movements