Philosophy of Universal Grammar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780199654833
Subjects: Grammar, comparative and general
Description: This text considers the relationship between language and thought from a philosophical perspective, drawing both on the philosophical study of language and the purely formal study of grammar, and arguing that the two should align. Evidence is considered from biology, the evolution of language, language disorders, and linguistic phenomena.