Prism of Grammar How Child Language Illuminates Humanism

Name: Prism of Grammar How Child Language Illuminates Humanism
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ISBN: 9780262512589

ISBN-10: 0262512580

ISBN-13: 9780262512589

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tom Roeper

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Every sentence we hear is instantly analyzed by an inner grammar; just as a prism refracts a beam of light, grammar divides a stream of sound, linking diverse strings of information to different domains of mindmemory, vision, emotions, intentions. In The Prism of Grammar, Tom Roeper brings the abstract principles behind modern grammar to life by exploring the astonishing intricacies of child language. Adult expressions provide endless puzzles for the child to solve. The individual child's solutions ("Don't uncomfortable the cat" is one example) may amuse adults but they also reveal the complexity of language and the challenges of mastering it. The tiniest utterances, says Roeper, reflect…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/13/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 7.06" wide x 9.00" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Gratitude



Goals and Grand Perspectives



Setting the Stage




Grammar's Gift to Our Image of Human Nature



Why Language Acquisition Is a Challenge to the Child



First Words


Glimpses of the Mind



First Phrases


Glimpses of Grammar



The Absence of Absolute Reference



The Heartbeat of Grammar


Recursion



The Structure of Silence



The Pantheon of Plurals


From Possible Worlds to the Ethics of Our World



Microdialects and Language Diversity



Language Variation


Emotion Overtakes Structure



Are We All Bilingual?



The Riches of African-American English



Finding Philosophy and Morality in Every Sentence



Philosophical Consequences


The Path from Mathematics to Human Dignity



False False Belief Belief and True False Belief Belief



The Ideas behind the Concept of "Idea"



In Defense of Dignity


Afterword


Notes


References


Explorations


Index