Language & mind /

Noam Chomsky, noted professor of linguistics, presents a 50-minute lecture on the nature of language, the acquisition of language, the study of language and the inner complex mechanisms of the mind and brain. The biological evolution of language is a distinction between man and animals. Can machines...

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Corporate Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Princeton University, Into the Classroom Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Chomsky, Noam
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : Into the Classroom Media, [1997]
Edition:50 min. classroom ed.
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Summary:Noam Chomsky, noted professor of linguistics, presents a 50-minute lecture on the nature of language, the acquisition of language, the study of language and the inner complex mechanisms of the mind and brain. The biological evolution of language is a distinction between man and animals. Can machines think? This research aims at eventually developing a complete general theory of language. Included at end of lecture: Noam Chomsky : answers.
Item Description:Based on: Language and mind / Noam Chomsky.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (71 minutes) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (23 pages ; 23 cm.).
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Ken Frasier, Mike Lee and Rob Massey ; editor, Adam Brooks.