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Concepts in the brain : the view from cross-linguistic diversity /

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There are roughly 6500 languages in the world, and they display numerous similarities and differences in the concepts that they encode. This text argues that cognitive neuroscientists must take these findings seriously if they are ever to achieve a truly comprehensive, pan-human account of the corti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kemmerer, David L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Cognitive neuroscience.
Typology (Linguistics)
Language acquisition.
Language and languages.
Semantics.
Psycholinguistics.
Language
Semantics
Psycholinguistics
Language Development
Neurosciences cognitives.
Typologie (Linguistique)
Langage > Acquisition.
Langage et langues.
Sémantique.
Psycholinguistique.
semantics.
psycholinguistics.
Neuroscience.
MEDICAL.
Cognitive Psychology & Cognition.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology.
Language and languages
Cognitive neuroscience
Language acquisition
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:There are roughly 6500 languages in the world, and they display numerous similarities and differences in the concepts that they encode. This text 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.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190682651
0190682655
9780190682644
0190682647