The Emergence of Meaning

Stephen (Macquarie University, Sydney) Crain

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Using the examples of English and Mandarin Chinese, Crain demonstrates that the underlying expressions and structures in these typologically different languages directly correlate to those of classical logic. Moreover Crain presents experimental data which shows the emergence of these concepts in the languages spoken by young children.

ISBN-13
9780521858090
ISBN-10
0521858097
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-08-30
Pages
306
Dimensions
235x161x23
Weight
590