New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind -

Noam Chomsky

Cambridge University Press

2000

230 páginas

7h 40m

ISBN-10: 0521658225

This book is an outstanding contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind, by one of the most influential thinkers of our time. In a series of penetrating essays, Chomsky cuts through the confusion and prejudice which has infected the study of language and mind, bringing new solutions to traditional philosophical puzzles and fresh perspectives on issues of general interest, ranging from the mind-body problem to the unification of science.
Using a range of imaginative and deceptively simple linguistic analyses, Chomsky argues that there is no coherent notion of "language" external to the human mind, and that the study of language should take as its focus the mental construct which constitutes our knowledge of language. Human language is therefore a psychological, ultimately a "biological object", and should be analyzed using the methodology of the natural sciences. His exemples and analyses come together in this book to give a unique and compelling perspective on language and the mind.