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I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science
Daniela Isac
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Description for I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science
Paperback. The book introduces the major branches of theoretical linguistics - phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics - in the context of cognitive science, with reference to fields such as vision, auditory perception, and philosophy of mind. Series: Oxford Core Linguistics. Num Pages: 392 pages, Figures, Line Drawings. BIC Classification: CF; JMAQ; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
I-Language introduces the uninitiated to linguistics as cognitive science. In an engaging, down-to-earth style Daniela Isac and Charles Reiss give a crystal-clear demonstration of the application of the scientific method in linguistic theory. Their presentation of the research program inspired by Noam Chomsky shows how the focus of theory and research in linguistics shifted from treating language as a disembodied, human-external entity to cognitive biolinguistics - the study of language as a human cognitive system embedded within the mind/brain of each individual. The recurring theme of equivalence classes in linguistic computation ties together the presentation of material from phonology, morphology, ... Read more
I-Language introduces the uninitiated to linguistics as cognitive science. In an engaging, down-to-earth style Daniela Isac and Charles Reiss give a crystal-clear demonstration of the application of the scientific method in linguistic theory. Their presentation of the research program inspired by Noam Chomsky shows how the focus of theory and research in linguistics shifted from treating language as a disembodied, human-external entity to cognitive biolinguistics - the study of language as a human cognitive system embedded within the mind/brain of each individual. The recurring theme of equivalence classes in linguistic computation ties together the presentation of material from phonology, morphology, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Oxford Core Linguistics
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199660179
SKU
V9780199660179
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About Daniela Isac
Daniela Isac is Professor of Linguistics at Concordia University. She has taught at the University of Bucharest and held research fellowships at the universities of Oxford and Quebec. Her published work includes articles in Revue Roumaine de Linguistique and Linguistic Inquiry. Charles Reiss is Professor of Linguistics at Concordia University, Montreal, co-editor with Gillian Ramchand of The ... Read more
Reviews for I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science
Review from previous edition This book is an engaging and pioneering introduction to Biolinguistic theory construction and scientific method. It's one of very few texts I've ever read that clarifies, with formal yet accessible linguistic analyses and argument, the Chomskyan shift in focus away from treating human language as some kind of non-psychological human-external entity to the study of human ... Read more