A neural network model of lexical organization / Michael Fortescue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortescue, Michael D.

Series:

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics.

Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Neurolinguistics.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Neural network model of lexical organisation

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an engaging study of the mental lexicon - the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages. Fortescue attempts to narrow the gap between the results of experimental neurology and the concerns of theoretical linguistics in the area of lexical semantics. The prime goal as regards linguistic theory is to show how matters of lexical organization can be analysed and discussed within a neurologically informed framework that is both adaptable and constrained. It combines the perspectives of distributed network modelling and linguistic semantics, and d

Contents:

Contents; Part 1 The Basics; Part 2 Applications; Part 3 Cognitive Justification of the Model; Appendix 1: The Relationship to Burnod's Neurological Model; Appendix 2: Paradigmatic Features of English Words; Appendix 3: Sample Derivations; List of Templates and Graphic Conventions; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-29702-3

9786612297021

1-4411-6801-X

OCLC:

666992491