語言與心智硏究新視野

Noam Chomsky

Cambridge University Press, Apr 13, 2000 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 230 pages

This book is an outstanding contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind, by one of the most influential thinkers of our time. In a series of penetrating essays, Chomsky cuts through the confusion and prejudice that has infected the study of language and mind, bringing new solutions to traditional philosophical puzzles and fresh perspectives on issues of general interest, ranging from the mind-body problem to the unification of science. Using a range of imaginative and deceptively simple linguistic analyses, Chomsky defends the view that knowledge of language is internal to the human mind. He argues that a proper study of language must deal with this mental construct. According to Chomsky, therefore, human language is a "biological object" and should be analyzed using the methodology of the sciences. His examples and analyses come together in this book to give a unique and compelling perspective on language and the mind.

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Review: New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind

User Review  - Phil Crone - Goodreads

Is Chomsky fallible? Clearly. But I find that many criticisms of Chomsky are often based on gross generalizations of his ideas or misrepresentations of his ideas. The most substantive criticisms of ...

Review: New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind

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I have read a lot of texts on cognitive linguistics and I have come to the following conclusion with regards to Chomsky's achievements: He poses many questions about the nature of human language that ...

Contents

• New horizons in the study of language: 3
• Explaining language use: 19
• Language and interpretation philosophical reflections and empirical inquiry: 46
• Naturalism and dualism in the study of language and mind: 75
• Language as a natural object: 106
• Language from an internalist perspective: 134
• Internalist explorations: 164
• Notes: 195
• References: 205
• Index: 214

About the author

Noam Avram Chomsky was born December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia. Son of a Russian emigrant who was a Hebrew scholar, Chomsky was exposed at a young age to the study of language and principles of grammar. During the 1940s, he began developing socialist political leanings through his encounters with the New York Jewish intellectual community. Chomsky received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy. He conducted much of his research at Harvard University. In 1955, he began teaching at MIT, eventually holding the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics. Today Chomsky is highly regarded as both one of America's most prominent linguists and most notorious social critics and political activists. His academic reputation began with the publication of Syntactic Structures in 1957. Within a decade, he became known as an outspoken intellectual opponent of the Vietnam War. Chomsky has written many books on the links between language, human creativity, and intelligence, including Language and Mind (1967) and Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use (1985). He also has written dozens of political analyses, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (1988), Chronicles of Dissent (1992), and The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (1993).

Bibliographic information

• Title: 語言與心智硏究新視野
• Author: Noam Chomsky
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0521658225, 9780521658225
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics; Philosophy / Metaphysics; Philosophy / Mind & Body