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

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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Main Author: Kemmerer, David L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
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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
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 8, 2019)