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A user's guide to thought and meaning / Ray Jackendoff ; with illustrations by Neil Cohn, Bill Griffith, and others.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackendoff, Ray, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meaning (Philosophy).
- Thought and thinking.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- 'Ray Jackendoff is a monumental scholar in linguistics who, more than any scholar alive today, has shown how language can serve as a window into human nature. Combing theoretical depth with a love of revealing detail, Jackendoff illuminates human reason and consciousness in starting and insightful ways.' Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. Language, words, and meaning
- pt. 2. Consciousness and perception
- pt. 3. Reference and truth
- pt. 4. Rationality and intuition.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199693207
- 019969320X
- OCLC:
- 713186725
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