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Modularity in knowledge representation and natural-language understanding
"A Bradford book."The notion of modularity, introduced by Noam Chomsky and developed with special emphasis on perceptual and linguistic processes by Jerry Fodor in his important book The Modularity of Mind, has provided a significant stimulus to research in cognitive science. This book presents essays in which a diverse group of philosophers, linguists, psycholinguists, and neuroscientists--inc…
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- 9780262071055
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- 1 online resource (ix, 427 pages) :illustrations.
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Structures in the Mind: Essays on Language, Music, and Cognition in Honor of …
The introduction includes appreciations of Ray Jackendoff by various authors.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262331791
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- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 404 pages) :illustrations
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Theoretical Perspectives on Language Deficits
A Bradford book."This critical history of research on acquired language deficits (aphasias) demonstrates the usefulness of linguistic analysis of aphasic syndrome for neuropsychology, linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Drawing on new empirical studies, Grodzinsky concludes that the use of grammatical tools for the description of the aphasias is critical. The selective nature of these deficits …
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- 9780262274357
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 192 pages).
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The neural architecture of grammar
"A comprehensive, neurally based theory of language function that draws on principles of neuroanatomy, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology, psycholinguistics, and parallel distributed processing."--Provided by publisher.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262301619
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 204 pages) :illustrations
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Neurolinguistics
"A short, reader-friendly introduction to the neuroscientific study of language. Written by an emerging star in the field"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262368155
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- 1 online resource.
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Birdsong, speech, and language :exploring the evolution of mind and brain
Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In this book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the biology of human speech and language and the consequences for evolutionary biology. They examine the cognitive and neural similarities between birdsong learning and speech and language acquis…
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- 0262313820
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 542 pages) :illustrations
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Lingua ex machina :reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the human brain
"A Bradford book.""A proper lingua ex machina would be a language machine capable of nesting phrases and clauses inside one another, complete with evolutionary pedigree. Such circuitry for structured thought might also facilitate creative shaping up of quality (figuring out what to do with the leftovers in the refrigerator), contingency planning, procedural games, logic, and even music. And enh…
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- 9780262316132
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- 1 online resource (298 pages) :illustrations
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