Language and Perception - Hardcover

Miller, George A; Johnson-Laird, Philip N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674421272 ISBN 13: 9780674421271

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1976

Synopsis

Language and perception lays foundations for a new branch of the psychological sciences—psycholexicology, the psychological study of the meaning of words. Although the basic argument is psychological, george miller and philip johnson-laird also draw on current work in artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, and social anthropology. Their closely argued and lucid treatise will stimulate specialists in many fields to questions their assumptions and broaden their thinking about semantic problems. Miller and johnson-laird explore an approach to word meaning that is procedural in orientation. The meaning of a word is construed as a set of mental procedures necessary to employ the word appropriately and respond sensibly to its use by others. Since the appropriate use of many words depends on a perceptual assessment of the situation to which the word applies, the authors begin by considering human perception in terms of the perceptual tests that it can apply to the environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674421272
• ISBN 13: 9780674421271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 768