Mind of a Savant – Language, Learning and Modularity

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 ian 1995

Savants are people who are mentally and often physically impaired but who have one dazzling talent. Cases of savants, like Christopher who is described here, are not unheard of, but have never been reported before. Despite being unable to look after himself because he has difficulty with everyday tasks, Christopher can read, write, translate and communicate in fifteen to twenty different languages.

In this original, detailed and wide-ranging study, Neil Smith and Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli not only provide insight into the mind of one unique individual, but simultaneously cast light on the nature of language and thought in general. By exploiting recent developments in both linguistics and psychology the authors have made an essential contribution to the whole field of cognitive science.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780631190172
ISBN-10: 0631190171
Pagini: 268
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

specialists and students in linguistics, psychology and cognitive science; some general readers with a background in these fields

Notă biografică

Neil Smith and Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli teach linguistics at University College, London, and the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, repectively. Neil Smith is author of The Twitter Machine: Reflections on Language, also published by Blackwell Publishers.

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In this original, detailed and wide--ranging study, Neil Smith and Ianthi--Maria Tsimpli not only provide insight into the mind of one unique individual, but simultaneously cast light on the nature of language and thought in general.

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