Chomsky: Ideas and IdealsChomsky has had a major influence on linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. In this rigorous yet accessible account of Chomsky's work, Neil Smith analyses Chomsky's key contributions to the study of both language and the mind. He gives a detailed exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing, and examines the ideas for which he is best known. Smith discusses the psychological and philosophical implications of Chomsky's work, and argues that he has fundamentally changed the way we think of ourselves. Smith examines Chomsky's political ideas and how these fit intellectually with his scholarly work. The final chapter spells out the themes - rationality, creativity and modularity - that unite the disparate strands of his vast output. Throughout, Smith explores the controversy surrounding Chomsky's work, and explains why he has been both adulated and vilified. |
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... mind . He gives a detailed and partly historical exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing , and examines the ideas ( from deep and surface structure to the economy con- siderations of the Minimalist Program ) for which he is best ...
... mind . He gives a detailed and partly historical exposition of Chomsky's linguistic theorizing , and examines the ideas ( from deep and surface structure to the economy con- siderations of the Minimalist Program ) for which he is best ...
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... least a moment , Was drawn a segment , A well - defined chord . . . remember the time Before the wax hardened . " To my friends " by Primo Levi ( Levi , 1990 : 5 ) Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The mirror of the mind.
... least a moment , Was drawn a segment , A well - defined chord . . . remember the time Before the wax hardened . " To my friends " by Primo Levi ( Levi , 1990 : 5 ) Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The mirror of the mind.
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... mind Linguistics as a science page ix I 7 8 Modularity Competence and performance 17 28 Performance , parsing , and pragmatics Evolution and innateness Natural language and the language of thought Chapter 2 The linguistic foundation ...
... mind Linguistics as a science page ix I 7 8 Modularity Competence and performance 17 28 Performance , parsing , and pragmatics Evolution and innateness Natural language and the language of thought Chapter 2 The linguistic foundation ...
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... mind to its position of preeminence in the study of humankind . In short , Chomsky has changed the way we think of ourselves , gaining a position in the history of ideas on a par with that of Darwin or Descartes . And he has done this ...
... mind to its position of preeminence in the study of humankind . In short , Chomsky has changed the way we think of ourselves , gaining a position in the history of ideas on a par with that of Darwin or Descartes . And he has done this ...
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... the appeal of his social and political thought . What follows is an attempt to explain Chomsky's work by analyzing and putting into context the key contributions he has made to the study of language and the study of mind . 2 Introduction.
... the appeal of his social and political thought . What follows is an attempt to explain Chomsky's work by analyzing and putting into context the key contributions he has made to the study of language and the study of mind . 2 Introduction.
Contents
III | 7 |
IV | 8 |
V | 17 |
VI | 28 |
VII | 35 |
VIII | 38 |
IX | 45 |
X | 49 |
XXXII | 116 |
XXXIII | 126 |
XXXIV | 131 |
XXXV | 136 |
XXXVII | 145 |
XXXVIII | 146 |
XXXIX | 149 |
XL | 155 |
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