Language Networks: The New Word Grammar

by Richard Hudson

Book Overview

This book argues that language is a network of concepts which in turn is part of the general cognitive network of the mind. It challenges the widely-held view that language is an innate mental module with its own special internal organization. It shows that language has the same internal organization as other areas of knowledge such as social relations and action schemas, and reveals the rich links between linguistic elements and contextual categories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199298386
• ISBN13: 9780199298389
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"