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.

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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.