- Authors:
- Abstract:
- The paper subjects Chomsky's compound creation - the 'mind/brain' - to scrutiny. It argues that it creates a slipway for talk about the human language faculty, such that what should properly be discussed in functional terms - what the brain does when processing language - is instead talked about in systemic terms - what is the internal structure of the language processor. The argument is carried through by paying strict attention to the notions of information and representation as understood in the cognitive sciences, and in particular as they are understood by the American philosopher, Frederick I. Dretske. Apart from a brief introduction and a conclusion, the paper contains 5 main sections: Three levels of Chomskyan linguistics, Representational theories of mind, Representational systems, Representational architecture, and finally The language faculty in brain studies.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Tidsskrift for Sprogforskning, 2009, Vol 7
- Keywords:
- Sprogevnen; Repræsentationsteori; Kognitionsvidenskab; Generativ grammatik; the Language Faculty; Representation; Cognition; Generative grammar
- Main Research Area:
- Social science
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2009
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 2389160940
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