How does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noam Chomsky's Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. He goes on to propose a radical re-conception of how the brain processes language. This opens up vivid new perspectives on every major aspect of language and communication, including grammar, vocabulary, learning, the origins of human language, and how language relates to the real world. Foundations of Language makes important connections with other disciplines which have been isolated from linguistics for many years. It sets a new agenda for close cooperation between the study of language, mind, the brain, behaviour, and evolution.
Les mer
Proposes a holistic theory of the relation between the sounds, structure, and meaning of language and their relation to mind and brain. This work aims to offer fundamental thinking in linguistics since Noam Chomsky's "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax" in 1965. It also provides insights on the evolution of language, thought, and communication.
Les mer
PART I: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS ; 1. The Complexity of Linguistic Structure ; 2. Language as a Mental Phenomenon ; 3. Combinatoriality ; 4. Universal Grammar ; PART II: ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATIONS ; 5. The Parallel Architecture ; 6. Lexical Storage Versus Online Construction ; 7. Implications for Processing ; 8. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Architecture ; PART III: SEMANTIC AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS ; 9. Semantics as a Mentalistic Enterprise ; 10. Reference and Truth ; 11. Lexical Semantics ; 12. Phrasal Semantics ; 13. Concluding Remarks
Les mer
The book is ... a fascinating introduction to the world of linguistics. ... I found the book extremely interesting, captivating and important. If you are not sure about certain basic facts in the research of natural language, read this book. It will provide you with quite an objective view of the development of the research of language on all aspects.
Les mer
`Review from previous edition A masterpiece. The book deserves a wide readership' John C. Marshall, Nature `An excellent overview of the complexities of language' New Scientist `His breadth of knowlede and soundness of judgment, along with just the right amount of adventurousness, make for a book that deserves to be read and reread by anyone seriously interested in the state of the art of research on language.' Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy, American Scientist, July-August 2002 `Few books really deserve the cliché "this should be read by every researcher in the field," but Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language does. I think it is the most important book in the sciences of language to have appeared in many years. Jackendoff has long had a genius for seeing both the forest and the trees, and he puts his gift to good use here in a dazzling combination of theory-building and factual integration. The result is a compelling new view of language and its place in the natural world.' Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology, MIT and author of The Language of Instinct and Words and Rules `Jackendoff tackles the substantial tasks of assessing where Noam Chomsky's foundation of research has led linguistics and reinterpreting his theory of universal grammar. While embracing many of Chomsky's ideas, Jackendoff proposes his own overall theory of language ... a significant piece of scholarship and is highly recommended for academic libraries.' Library Journal (USA) `Jackendoff's work is a sweeping survey of every major aspect of language and communication ... He counters the belief that language stems from syntactic structure alone' Science News (USA) March 2002 `Jackendoff drastically rehauls linguistic theory, thus providing for its natural re-integration with psycholinguistics and the other sister sciences. Foundations of Language is a monumental scholarly achievement, which should be obligatory reading for any psycholinguist. ' Willem J. M. Levelt, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics `Ray Jackendoff, one of the most influential researchers in cognitive science today, offers a clear and engaging analysis of many of the raging controversies in the language sciences. The book offers a point of entry into these issues for neuroscientists, psycholinguists, and philosophers of language as well as linguists from various generative and cognitive backgrounds. You may not agree with everything he says, but you are bound to appreciate the clarity, precision, depth of analysis, breadth of knowledge and impressive range of data he brings to the debate.' Adele Goldberg, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois `Ray Jackendoff's Foundations of Language is a masterpiece. . . . The book deserves to be the reference point for all future theorizing about the language faculty and its interconnections.' Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington; President of the Linguistic Society of America
Les mer
A radical step forward in linguistics and in understanding of the interconnection of language, the brain, and perception The most fundamental reexamination and reformulation of lingusitic theory since the publication of Chomsky's Aspects of the Theory of Syntax in 1965 Reintegrates linguistics with philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and computer science Author has lectured on the book in Berlin, Madrid, Paris (April 2003), Athens, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Cambridge MA, and has appeared on numerous US TV and radio programmes
Les mer
Ray Jackendoff is the author of Semantics and Cognition, Consciousness and the Computational Mind, The Architecture of the Language Faculty, and (with Fred Lerdahl) A Generative Theory of Tonal Music. He has been Professor of Linguistics at Brandeis University since 1971. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
Les mer
A radical step forward in linguistics and in understanding of the interconnection of language, the brain, and perception The most fundamental reexamination and reformulation of lingusitic theory since the publication of Chomsky's Aspects of the Theory of Syntax in 1965 Reintegrates linguistics with philosophy of mind, cognitive and developmental psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and computer science Author has lectured on the book in Berlin, Madrid, Paris (April 2003), Athens, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Cambridge MA, and has appeared on numerous US TV and radio programmes
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199264377
Publisert
2003
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
725 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
504

Forfatter

Biographical note

Ray Jackendoff is the author of Semantics and Cognition, Consciousness and the Computational Mind, The Architecture of the Language Faculty, and (with Fred Lerdahl) A Generative Theory of Tonal Music. He has been Professor of Linguistics at Brandeis University since 1971. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology.