CHALLENGING CHOMSKY by Rudolf P. Botha ( 9780631180272 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

CHALLENGING CHOMSKY
THE GENERATIVE GARDEN GAME

By:

Rudolf P. Botha

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0631180273

ISBN 13:

9780631180272

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

4 April, 1991

Pages:

256

Description:

Explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and philosophy and the natural sciences. The book also describes the challenges to Chomsky's ideas in the context of a metaphorical maze.

Synopsis:

This study combines a description of the development of Chomsky's theory of linguistics with a satirical account of some of the debates to which it has given rise. It explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and philosophy, mathematics and the natural sciences. The satirical part of the book describes the challenges to Chomsky's ideas in the context of a metaphorical maze.

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bibliography, index

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Imprint:

Blackwell Publishers

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