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An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the input but results from the brain’s internal construction process.
Meaning in the Brain
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376 pages
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24 July 2018
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Summary
An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the input but results from the brain’s internal construction process.When we read a text or listen to speech, meaning seems to be given to us instantaneously, as if it were part of the input. In Meaning in the Brain, Giosu Baggio explains that this is an illusion created by the tremendous speed at which sensory systems and systems for meaning and grammar operate in the brain. Meaning, Baggio argues, is…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262038126 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262038129 |
| Author: | Giosuè Baggio |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 848g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Meaning in the Brain |
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About The Author
Giosuè Baggio
Giosu Baggio is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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