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Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences

Roger Martin editor Angel J Gallego editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:18th Oct '18

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Presents an exploration of human language from the perspective of the natural sciences.

An exploration of human language from the perspective of the natural sciences, this outstanding book brings together leading specialists to discuss the scientific connection of language to disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.Language, apart from its cultural and social dimension, has a scientific side that is connected not only to the study of 'grammar' in a more or less traditional sense, but also to disciplines like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. This book explores developments in linguistic theory, looking in particular at the theory of generative grammar from the perspective of the natural sciences. It highlights the complex and dynamic nature of language, suggesting that a comprehensive and full understanding of such a species-specific property will only be achieved through interdisciplinary work.

ISBN: 9781107152946

Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 24mm

Weight: 670g

378 pages