An Introduction to Mind, Consciousness and Language

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8264-5516-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between the mind, consciousness and language. The book examines the key concepts from both philosophy and linguistics including the mind/body problem, analyses Skinner's behaviourist position, Chomsky's transformational grammar, Fodor's representational theory of meaning, and the basics of connectionism. Difficult concepts and terms are explained succintly, in a jargon-free manner.

This fascinating textbook is essential reading for students of cognitive linguistics, philosophy and psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cattell, Ray

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Ray Cattell is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.