Overview

In tackling a learning paradox - how children acquire argument structure - the author synthesizes literature in the fields of linguistics and psycholinguistics, and outlines explicit theories of the mental representation, the learning and development of verb meaning and syntax. He describes a new theory that has some surprising implications for the relation between language and thought.

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Author:   Steven Pinker (Harvard University)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780262660730

ISBN 10:   0262660733
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   28 August 1991
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Learnability and Cognition is theoretically a big advance, beautifully reasoned, and a goldmine of information. Lila Gleitman Pinker's book is a monumental study that sets a new standard for work on learnability. Ray Jackendoff , Brandeis University Pinker's book is a monumental piece of work it sets a standard for work in learnability. Ray Jackendoff , Brandeis University

Pinker's book is a monumental study that sets a new standard for work on learnability. --Ray Jackendoff, Brandeis University The author's arguments are never less than impressive, and sometimes irresistible, such is the force and panache with which they are deployed. --Paul Fletcher, Times Higher Education Supplement Learnability and Cognition is theoretically a big advance, beautifully reasoned, and a goldmine of information. --Lila Gleitman

Author Information

Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. His books The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, and The Better Angels of Our Nature have won numerous prizes.

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