An Invitation to Cognitive Science, Vol. 1: Language (Volume 1) [Paperback]

Lila Gleitman (Editor), Mark Liberman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 1995

An Invitation to Cognitive Science provides a point of entry into the vast realm of cognitive science, offering selected examples of issues and theories from many of its subfields. All of the volumes in the second edition contain substantially revised and as well as entirely new chapters.Rather than surveying theories and data in the manner characteristic of many introductory textbooks in the field, An Invitation to Cognitive Science employs a unique case study approach, presenting a focused research topic in some depth and relying on suggested readings to convey the breadth of views and results. Each chapter tells a coherent scientific story, whether developing themes and ideas or describing a particular model and exploring its implications.The volumes are self contained and can be used individually in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from introductory psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, and decision sciences, to social psychology, philosophy of mind, rationality, language, and vision science.

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About the Author

Lila R. Gleitman is Co-director of the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, Steven and Marcia Roth Professor in the Department of Psychology and Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Mark Liberman is Professor in the departments of Linguistics and Computer and Information Science, also at the University of Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 445 pages
• Publisher: A Bradford Book; second edition edition (October 16, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262650444
• ISBN-13: 978-0262650441
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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