عنوان

The emergence of meaning /

(Number (ISBN

0511842864

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1139549138

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1139551639

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1283610760

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9780511842863

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9781139549134

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9781139551632

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9781283610766

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0521674883

Erroneous ISBN

0521858097

Erroneous ISBN

9780521674881

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9780521858090

Title Proper

The emergence of meaning /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephen Crain, Macquarie University, Sydney

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2012

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2012

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (287 pages) :

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illustrations

Series Title

Cambridge studies in linguistics ;

Volume Designation

135

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Logic and human languages -- Competing approaches to language and logic -- The case for logical nativism -- Scope parameters -- How something can be both positive and negative -- Two logical operators for the price of one

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"Over the past forty years, scientists have developed models of human reasoning based on the principle that human languages and classical logic involve fundamentally different concepts and different methods of interpretation. In The Emergence of Meaning Stephen Crain challenges this view, arguing that a common logical nativism underpins human language and logical reasoning. The approach which Crain takes is twofold. Firstly, he uncovers the underlying meanings of logical expressions and logical principles that appear in typologically different languages - English and Mandarin Chinese - and he demonstrates that these meanings and principles directly correspond to the expressions and structures of classical logic. Secondly he reports the findings of new experimental studies which investigate how children acquire the logical concepts of these languages. A step-by-step introduction to logic and a comprehensive review of the literature on child language acquisition make this work accessible to those unfamiliar with either field"--

Title

Emergence of meaning.

International Standard Book Number

9780521858090

Language and logic.

Language and logic.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- General.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Semantics.

CFD

LAN-- 016000

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Edition

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Crain, Stephen,1947-

Date of Transaction

20200822165421.0

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[Book]

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