Patterns In The Mind: Language And Human Nature

Jackendoff, Ray S.

ISBN 10: 0465054617 / ISBN 13: 9780465054619

Published by Basic Books (edition First Edition), 1994

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Title: Patterns In The Mind: Language And Human ...

Publisher: Basic Books (edition First Edition)

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Describes and explains the evidence for an innate universal grammar that provides the building blocks for all human languages

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What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we can all speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of a human abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries. In this fascinating book, Ray Jackendoff emphasizes the grammatical commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and discusses the implications for our understanding of language acquisition and loss.