Patterns in the Mind: Language and Human Nature (Revised)

Ray S Jackendoff

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Patterns in the Mind: Language and Human Nature (Revised)

Patterns in the Mind: Language and Human Nature (Revised)

Ray S Jackendoff

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Description

In the first accessible introduction to the science of linguistics, a world-renowned linguist shows how the ability to learn language lies at the very heart of human nature.

About the Author

Ray Jackendoff, linguist and theoretical psychologist, is professor of linguistics at Brandeis University. He is the author of several books, including Semantic Interpretation in Generative Grammar, Semantics and Cognition, Consciousness and the Computational Mind, and Semantic Structures.

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Publisher: Basic Books
Pub date: 1995-01-04
Length: 256 pages

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