The literate mind : a study of its scope and limitations /
Wells discusses how literacy affects human cognition from an ecological functionalism viewpoint by using the Turing machine, specifically the universal machine, as a model for the human mind. An excellent text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of psychology, philosophy, linguistics and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Summary: | Wells discusses how literacy affects human cognition from an ecological functionalism viewpoint by using the Turing machine, specifically the universal machine, as a model for the human mind. An excellent text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of psychology, philosophy, linguistics and education. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 264 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-254) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230201194 (pbk.) 0230201199 (pbk.) 9781137025500 (hbk.) 1137025506 (hbk.) |