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I-Language - An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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I-Language - An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Oxford Core Linguistics
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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,
syntax, and semantics. The same theme is used to help students
understand the place of linguistics in the broader context of the
cognitive sciences, by drawing on examples from vision, audition
and even animal cognition. This textbook is unique in its
integration of empirical issues of linguistic analysis, engagement
with philosophical questions that arise in the study of language,
and treatment of the history of the field. Topics ranging from
allophony to reduplication, ergativity, and negative polarity are
invoked to show the implications of findings in cognitive
biolinguistics for philosophical issues like reference, the
mind-body problem, and nature-nurture debates. The well-tested
material in the book is appropriate for a variety of audiences,
from large introductory courses in linguistics to graduate seminars
in cognitive science or philosophy of mind. It contains numerous
exercises and guides for further reading as well as ideas for
student projects. A companion website with guidance for instructors
and answers to the exercises features a series of pdf slide
presentations to accompany the teaching of each topic. This fully
revised and updated second edition includes additional exercises
and expanded discussions on topics such as language and culture,
philosophy, and rationalist explorations of language and mind.
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