Language, cognition, and human nature : selected articles / Steven Pinker.

Author/creator Pinker, Steven, 1954-
Format Book
PublicationOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Formal models of language learning -- A computational theory of the mental imagery medium -- Rules and connections in human language / with Alan Prince -- When does human object recognition use a viewer-centered reference frame? / with Michael Tarr -- Natural language and natural selection / with Paul Bloom -- The acquisition of argument structure -- The nature of human concepts : evidence from an unusual source / with Alan Prince -- Why nature and nurture won't go away -- The faculty of language : what's special about it? / with Ray Jackendoff -- So how does the mind work? -- Deep commonalities between life and mind -- Rationales for indirect speech : the theory of the strategic speaker / with James Lee -- The cognitive niche : coevolution of intelligence, sociality, and language.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2013010222
ISBN9780199328741 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0199328749 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P118 .P53 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold