The Crucible of Language: How Language and Mind Create Meaning

ISBN-13: 9781107123915 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 375 str.

Vyvyan Evans

Opis

In The Crucible of Language, Vyvyan Evans explains what we know, and what we do, when we communicate using language.

Recenzje

'Evans has reclaimed language from the dry dissection of grammatical structure and returned it to the public as a topic to think deeply about.' Alun Anderson, New Scientist

Spis treści

Part I. The Ineffability of Meaning: 1. Introduction: unweaving a mystery; 2. The alchemist, the crucible, and the ineffability of meaning; Part II. Meaning in Mind: 3. Patterns in language, patterns in the mind; 4. Time is our fruit fly; 5. Concepts body forth; 6. The concept-making engine (or how to build a baby); 7. The act of creation; Part III. Meaning in Language: 8. Webs of words; 9. Meaning in the mix; 10. The cooperative species; 11. The crucible of language; Epilogue: the golden triangle.