A Mind for Language

An Introduction to the Innateness Debate

AvHarry van der Hulst

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

How does human language arise in the mind? To what extent is it innate, or something that is learned? How do these factors interact? The questions surrounding how we acquire language are some of the most fundamental about what it means to be human and have long been at the heart of linguistic theory. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating debate, unravelling the arguments for the roles of nature and nurture in the knowledge that allows humans to learn and use language. An interdisciplinary approach is used throughout, allowing the debate to be examined from philosophical and cognitive perspectives. It is illustrated with real-life examples and the theory is explained in a clear, easy-to-read way, making it accessible for students, and other readers, without a background in linguistics. An accompanying website contains a glossary, questions for reflection, discussion themes and project suggestions, to further deepen students understanding of the material.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-21
Mått:176 x 250 x 37 mm
Vikt:1 170 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:594
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108471572

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Harry van der Hulst is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He has been Editor-in-Chief of The Linguistic Review since 1990. Recent publications include Asymmetries in Vowel Harmony (2018, Oxford University Press) and Radical CV Phonology (2020, Edinburgh University Press).

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'… the book provides valuable resources for readers to understand and even participate in the nature-nurture debate. Readers will obtain abundant knowledge about the essence and features of human language and ultimately achieve a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the nature-nurture debate.' Dongrui Jiang, The American Journal of Psychology

Innehållsförteckning

I. Introduction; 1. What this book is about; II. The never-ending debate; 2. The innateness hypothesis; 3. Philosophy of mind; 4. Cognitive science; 5. Modularity; III. The mental grammar, language universals and language change; 6. The organization of the mental grammar; 7. Language universals; 8. Language change; IV. Language acquisition; 9. Language acquisition: the road from input to mental grammar; 10. Stages of language acquisition; 11. Critical period effects; 12. How children create new languages; V. Language in a different modality; 13. Sign languages; VI. Winding up; 14. Evaluating the arguments: a forum discussion.