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Language, Thought and Consciousness: An Essay in Philosophical Psychology

By Peter Carruthers

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0521639999, 9780521639996, 0521481589, 9780521481588
LCC
BF455 .C275 1996
Google Books ID
OMRfQgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL7749724M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14026096 bytes)
Pages
308\308
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Do we think in natural language? Or is language only for communication? Much recent work in philosophy and cognitive science assumes the latter. In contrast, Peter Carruthers argues that much of human conscious thinking is conducted in the medium of natural language sentences. However, this does not commit him to any sort of Whorfian linguistic relativism, and the view is developed within a framework that is broadly nativist and modularist. His study will be essential reading for all those interested in the nature and significance of natural language, whether they come from philosophy, psychology or linguistics.

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