There are roughly 6,500 languages in the world, and they display numerous similarities and differences in the concepts that they encode. This book argues that cognitive neuroscientists must take these findings seriously if they are ever to achieve a truly comprehensive, pan-human account of the cortical underpinnings of semantic knowledge.
There are roughly 6,500 languages in the world, and they display numerous similarities and differences in the concepts that they encode. This book argues that cognitive neuroscientists must take these findings seriously if they are ever to achieve a truly comprehensive, pan-human account of the cortical underpinnings of semantic knowledge.
David Kemmerer has been a professor at Purdue University since 2000. He explores the complex relationships between semantics, grammar, perception, and action, often bringing together neuroscientific and cross-linguistic perspectives. He has published over 60 articles and chapters as well as a textbook called Cognitive Neuroscience of Language.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface * Part I: Two perspectives on concepts * 1. The perspective from semantic typology * Introduction * The apparent naturalness of one's own language * Lexical semantics * Grammatical semantics * Conclusion * 2. The perspective from cognitive neuroscience * Introduction * Flexible, multilevel models of the neural substrates of concepts * Representational similarity spaces in the brain * What about the neural substrates of grammatical semantics? * Linguistic communication as brain-to-brain coupling * Conclusion * Part II: Conceptual domains * 3. Objects * Introduction * Plants, animals, and artifacts * Body parts * Split possession * Nominal classification systems * Conclusion * 4. Actions * Introduction * Motion events * Events of cutting, breaking, and opening * Events of putting and taking * Serial verb constructions * Verbal classification systems * Conclusion * 5. Spatial relations * Introduction * Typology * Neurobiology * Conclusion * Part III: Broader questions * 6. How do language-specific concepts relate to cognition? * Introduction * Many forms of cognition do not depend on language-specific concepts * Language-specific concepts nonetheless do influence some forms of cognition * Shared neural substrates for verbal and nonverbal semantic tasks: Insights and uncertainties * Conclusion * 7. Are we ever conscious of concepts? * Introduction * Competing views * Implications for neuroscientific theories of consciousness * Conclusion * Final remarks * References * Language index * Author index * Subject index
* Preface * Part I: Two perspectives on concepts * 1. The perspective from semantic typology * Introduction * The apparent naturalness of one's own language * Lexical semantics * Grammatical semantics * Conclusion * 2. The perspective from cognitive neuroscience * Introduction * Flexible, multilevel models of the neural substrates of concepts * Representational similarity spaces in the brain * What about the neural substrates of grammatical semantics? * Linguistic communication as brain-to-brain coupling * Conclusion * Part II: Conceptual domains * 3. Objects * Introduction * Plants, animals, and artifacts * Body parts * Split possession * Nominal classification systems * Conclusion * 4. Actions * Introduction * Motion events * Events of cutting, breaking, and opening * Events of putting and taking * Serial verb constructions * Verbal classification systems * Conclusion * 5. Spatial relations * Introduction * Typology * Neurobiology * Conclusion * Part III: Broader questions * 6. How do language-specific concepts relate to cognition? * Introduction * Many forms of cognition do not depend on language-specific concepts * Language-specific concepts nonetheless do influence some forms of cognition * Shared neural substrates for verbal and nonverbal semantic tasks: Insights and uncertainties * Conclusion * 7. Are we ever conscious of concepts? * Introduction * Competing views * Implications for neuroscientific theories of consciousness * Conclusion * Final remarks * References * Language index * Author index * Subject index
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