Language, cognition, and human nature : selected articles / Steven Pinker.
| Author/creator | Pinker, Steven, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013] |
| Description | xi, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2013010222 |
| ISBN | 9780199328741 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199328749 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P118 .P53 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |