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- catalog abstract "What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can all speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. Along with the stunning advances in neuro-science and artificial intelligence, this research has breathed new life into the study of the mind. The central idea of this book is that our language ability is stored in the brain as a set of unconscious patterns, or a "mental grammar." How do children learn this grammar? Ray Jackendoff demonstrates that this remarkable feat involves a rich interweaving of nature and nurture: children come to the task of learning language equipped with an innate, genetically encoded "Universal Grammar" that provides the building blocks for all human languages. Patterns in the Mind emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses the implications for our understanding of language acquisition and loss. Is the rest of human ability and experience like language? Jackendoff shows that indeed many other abilities are also supported by an innate brain specialization, among them vision, appreciation of music, and our ability to interact socially and culturally with other people. Thus the mechanisms of human language serve as a vehicle for understanding more generally "the way we are."".
- catalog contributor b7083289.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-239) and index.".
- catalog description "Is the rest of human ability and experience like language? Jackendoff shows that indeed many other abilities are also supported by an innate brain specialization, among them vision, appreciation of music, and our ability to interact socially and culturally with other people. Thus the mechanisms of human language serve as a vehicle for understanding more generally "the way we are."".
- catalog description "Patterns in the Mind emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses the implications for our understanding of language acquisition and loss.".
- catalog description "The central idea of this book is that our language ability is stored in the brain as a set of unconscious patterns, or a "mental grammar." How do children learn this grammar? Ray Jackendoff demonstrates that this remarkable feat involves a rich interweaving of nature and nurture: children come to the task of learning language equipped with an innate, genetically encoded "Universal Grammar" that provides the building blocks for all human languages.".
- catalog description "What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can all speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. Along with the stunning advances in neuro-science and artificial intelligence, this research has breathed new life into the study of the mind.".
- catalog description "pt. I. The fundamental arguments. 1. Finding our way into the problem: The nature/nurture issue. 2. The argument for mental grammar. 3. The argument for innate knowledge -- pt. II. The organization of mental grammar. 4. Overview. 5. Phonological structure. 6. Syntactic structure. 7. American sign language -- pt. III. Evidence for the biological basis of language. 8. How children learn language. 9. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances I. 10. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances II. 11. Language and the brain -- pt. IV. Mental capacities other than language. 12. The argument for the construction of experience. 13. Music and vision. 14. Language as a window on thought. 15. Social organization.".
- catalog extent "ix, 246 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Patterns in the mind.".
- catalog identifier "0465054617 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Patterns in the mind.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : BasicBooks,".
- catalog relation "Patterns in the mind.".
- catalog subject "401/.9 20".
- catalog subject "Innateness hypothesis (Linguistics)".
- catalog subject "Language acquisition.".
- catalog subject "P37 .J33 1994".
- catalog subject "Philosophy of mind.".
- catalog subject "Psycholinguistics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The fundamental arguments. 1. Finding our way into the problem: The nature/nurture issue. 2. The argument for mental grammar. 3. The argument for innate knowledge -- pt. II. The organization of mental grammar. 4. Overview. 5. Phonological structure. 6. Syntactic structure. 7. American sign language -- pt. III. Evidence for the biological basis of language. 8. How children learn language. 9. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances I. 10. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances II. 11. Language and the brain -- pt. IV. Mental capacities other than language. 12. The argument for the construction of experience. 13. Music and vision. 14. Language as a window on thought. 15. Social organization.".
- catalog title "Patterns in the mind : language and human nature / Ray Jackendoff.".
- catalog type "text".