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Title: | A computational approach to linguistic knowledge | Contributor(s): | Boucher, Sandy (author); Gold, Ian (author) | Publication Date: | 2002-07 | Early Online Version: | 2002-03-08 | DOI: | 10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00003-4 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29010 | Abstract: | The rejection of behaviorism in the 1950s and 1960s led to the view, due mainly to Noam Chomsky, that language must be studied by looking at the mind and not just at behavior. It is an understatement to say that Chomskyan linguistics dominates the field. Despite being the overwhelming majority view, it has not gone unchallenged, and the challenges have focused on different aspects of the theory. What is almost universally accepted, however, is Chomsky’s view that understanding language demands a theory that posits mental states that represent rules of language. Call this claim, following Cowie (1999), Representationalism or (R). According to (R), ‘‘[e]xplaining language mastery and acquisition requires the postulation of contentful mental states and processes involving their manipulation’’ (Cowie, 1999, p. 154). | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Language & Communication, 22(3), p. 211-229 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1873-3395 0271-5309 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220313 Philosophy of Language | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 500314 Philosophy of language | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280119 Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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