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Author Ballmer, Thomas T

Title Biological foundations of linguistic communication : towards a biocybernetics of language / by Thomas T. Ballmer
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1982

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Description 1 online resource (x, 161 pages) : illustrations
Series Pragmatics & beyond, 0166-6258 ; III:7
Pragmatics & beyond ; III:7. 0166-6258
Contents BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION Towards a Biocybernetics of Language; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; 1. LINGUISTICS AND BIOLOGY; Part I: LANGUAGE AND BIOLOGICAL STRUCTUFOE; 2. NEUROBIOLOGY, GRAMMAR AND LEXICON; 2.1. Two Kinds of Linguistics; 2.2 Grammar and Neurology; 2.3. A Methodically Well-founded Ordering Procedure for Linguistic Information; MODELS; MODEL GROUPS; 2.4. Brain Structures; 2.5. The Correlation between Verb Thesaurus Structure and the Stages of Development of the Central Organ
Summary This is the second of two volumes - the first volume being Waltraud Brennenstuhl's Control and Ability (P & B III:4) - treating biocybernetical questions of language. This book starts out from an investigation of the (neuro- )biological relevancy of natural language from the point of view of grammar and the lexicon. Furthermore, the basic mechanisms of the self-organization of organisms in their environments are discussed, in so far as they lead to linguistic control and abilities
Analysis Biolinguistics
Language and languages Physiological aspects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-149) and index
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Subject Biolinguistics.
Language and languages -- Physiological aspects.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
Biolinguistics
Language and languages -- Physiological aspects
Biolinguïstiek.
Form Electronic book
Author Brennenstuhl, Waltraud. Control and ability
ISBN 9789027280589
9027280584