Chomsky
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Few thinkers have so radically reshaped our understanding of the human mind as Noam Chomsky, and John Lyons' Chomsky stands as one of the most lucid and authoritative introductions to his revolutionary ideas. Part of the prestigious Fontana Modern Masters series, edited by Frank Kermode, this compact yet comprehensive volume presents Chomsky's landmark theories in linguistics — from transformational-generative grammar to the concept of universal grammar and the innate language acquisition device — making them accessible to the curious general reader and the serious scholar alike. Lyons chronicles the intellectual journey of a man who not only dismantled the dominant behaviourist model of language but fundamentally altered the course of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and modern linguistics. Written with the precision of a fellow linguist and the clarity of a gifted communicator, Lyons illustrates how Chomsky's ideas form a coherent and radical vision of what it means to be a language-using, thinking human being. The broader implications of Chomsky's work — touching on psychology, philosophy, and even political thought — are carefully contextualised, giving the reader a full appreciation of his towering intellectual legacy. For anyone wishing to understand the ideas that changed the way we think about language and the mind, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: if language is truly hardwired into us, what else might be?
Author: John Lyons
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few thinkers have so radically reshaped our understanding of the human mind as Noam Chomsky, and John Lyons' Chomsky stands as one of the most lucid and authoritative introductions to his revolutionary ideas. Part of the prestigious Fontana Modern Masters series, edited by Frank Kermode, this compact yet comprehensive volume presents Chomsky's landmark theories in linguistics — from transformational-generative grammar to the concept of universal grammar and the innate language acquisition device — making them accessible to the curious general reader and the serious scholar alike. Lyons chronicles the intellectual journey of a man who not only dismantled the dominant behaviourist model of language but fundamentally altered the course of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and modern linguistics. Written with the precision of a fellow linguist and the clarity of a gifted communicator, Lyons illustrates how Chomsky's ideas form a coherent and radical vision of what it means to be a language-using, thinking human being. The broader implications of Chomsky's work — touching on psychology, philosophy, and even political thought — are carefully contextualised, giving the reader a full appreciation of his towering intellectual legacy. For anyone wishing to understand the ideas that changed the way we think about language and the mind, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: if language is truly hardwired into us, what else might be?