On Nature and Language

Informationen zum Autor Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. Klappentext Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language! mind and brain. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Noam Chomsky, Chomsky Noam, Luigi Rizzi
• Assisted by: Adriana Belletti (Editor), Luigi Rizzi (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2002
• EAN: 9780521016247
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01624-7
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik