Language, thought, and consciousness : an essay in philosophical psychology /

Do we think in natural language? Or is language only for communication? Much recent work in philosophy and cognitive science assumes the latter. In contrast, Peter Carruthers argues that much of human conscious thinking is conducted in the medium of natural language sentences. However, this does not...

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Main Author: Carruthers, Peter
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Philosophy and cognitive science.
Psycholinguistics.
Thought and thinking.
Online Access:http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio9453482
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