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The Mental Corpus - How language is represented in the mind (Hardcover)
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The Mental Corpus - How language is represented in the mind (Hardcover)
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This book presents a radical reconceptualization of the nature of
linguistic knowledge. John Taylor challenges the conventional
notion that a language can be understood in terms of the
interaction of syntax with a lexicon, the second listing the words
and the first the rules for combining them. He proposes instead
that an individual's knowledge of a language can be thought of as a
repository of memories of linguistic experience. Each encounter
with the language, he argues, leaves a trace in our minds. We
record the forms of utterances, the concepts and interpretations
associated with them, and the contexts in which they were heard or
seen. Features of incoming language - a word, a phrase, a meaning,
a voice quality, an interactional situation - resonate with items
already stored. Similarities between stored items give rise to
generalizations of varying degrees of certainty and precision,
which in turn are able to sanction new and innovative expressions.
John Taylor writes with conviction, clarity, and wit, illustrating
every stage of his argument with arresting examples. His account
makes a profound and original contribution to understanding the
nature of language and the operations of the mind and brain. His
book will appeal in equal measure to linguists, philosophers, and
cognitive scientists.
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