Language, Logic, and Conceptual Structure
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Language, Logic, and Conceptual Structure is a foundational work in cognitive science and linguistics that explores how language, logical form, and mental representation interact in the human mind.
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book
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work in cognitive science ⓘ work in linguistics ⓘ |
| aim | to clarify how language, logic, and conceptual structure interact in the human mind ⓘ |
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interdisciplinary
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theoretical ⓘ |
| audience |
linguists
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philosophers of language ⓘ philosophers of mind ⓘ researchers in cognitive science ⓘ students of semantics and logic ⓘ |
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cognitive underpinnings of linguistic competence
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formal properties of language ⓘ interface between logic and natural language ⓘ structure of concepts ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational work in cognitive science
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foundational work in linguistics ⓘ theoretical study of language and cognition ⓘ |
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how conceptual structures are mapped onto linguistic expressions
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how logical form is related to natural language structure ⓘ how mental representations support reasoning with language ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| focus |
how language encodes conceptual structure
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how mental representations underlie linguistic expressions ⓘ interaction between language and thought ⓘ relationship between linguistic form and logical form ⓘ |
| topic |
cognitive semantics
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conceptual structure ⓘ formal semantics ⓘ language ⓘ logic ⓘ logical form ⓘ meaning ⓘ mental models ⓘ mental representation ⓘ representation of knowledge ⓘ semantics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
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