Language, Logic, and Concepts: Essays in Memory of John MacnamaraRay Jackendoff, Paul Bloom, Karen Wynn This wide-ranging collection of essays is inspired by the memory of the cognitive psychologist John Macnamara, whose influential contributions to language and concept acquisition have provided the basis for numerous research programs. The areas covered by the essays include the foundations of language and thought, congnitive and linguistic development, and mathematical approaches to cognition. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
Chapter 3 | 44 |
Chapter 4 | 67 |
Chapter 5 | 97 |
Chapter 7 | 119 |
Department of Psychology | 145 |
Chapter 8 | 147 |
Chapter 9 | 161 |
Department of Linguistics | 281 |
Chapter 12 | 285 |
Chapter 13 | 311 |
Chapter 14 | 337 |
Chapter 15 | 373 |
Chapter 16 | 411 |
Chapter 17 | 427 |
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Language, Logic, and Concepts: Essays in Memory of John Macnamara Paul Bloom No preview available - 1999 |
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