The Mind of a Savant: Language, Learning and ModularityISBN: 978-0-631-19017-2
Paperback
268 pages
February 1995, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Figures.
Foreward.
Preface.
1. Language and Intelligence:.
Introducing Christopher.
Theoretical Background.
Hypotheses.
2. The First Language:.
Introduction.
Syntax.
Semantics.
Pragmatics.
Conclusion.
3. 'Second' Languages:.
Introduction.
Background Information.
The lexicon.
Syntax.
Conclusion.
4. New Languages: .
Rationale.
Controlled input: Berber.
Learning an Impossible Language: Epun.
Conclusions.
5. Language and Mind:.
Christopher's Translation.
A model of the mind.
Theory of mind and meta-representation.
Summary and conclusions.
Epilogue.
Appendices.
Notes.
References.
Index.
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