Reflections on Language
 First edition | |
| Author | Noam Chomsky |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social science |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Pages | 269 |
Reflections on Language is a 1975 book in which MIT linguist Noam Chomsky argues for a rationalist approach to human nature. Under this approach, specific capabilities are innate to humans, as opposed to an empiricist approach, in which there is no innate human nature but rather a "blank slate" upon which psychological and social forces act.[1] The New York Times selected the book as among the year's best.[2]
Contents
Chapter 1. On Cognitive Capacity
Chapter 2. The Object of Inquiry
Chapter 3. Some General Features of Language
Chapter 4. Problems and Mysteries in the Study of Human Language
References
- ^ Raiser 1977, p. 188.
- ^ "1976: A Selection of Noteworthy Titles". The New York Times. December 5, 1976. ISSN 0362-4331.
Bibliography
- Raiser, William L. (1977). "Review of Reflections on Language". Contemporary Sociology. 6 (2): 188–189. doi:10.2307/2065793. ISSN 0094-3061. JSTOR 2065793.
Further reading
- Davies, L. P. (1978). "Reflections". ETC: A Review of General Semantics. 35 (2): 207–209. ISSN 0014-164X. JSTOR 42576045.
- Hayman, Ronald (July 1976). "Review of Reflections on Language". Encounters. 41: 71–.
- Hirsch, David H. (1977). "Deep Metaphors and Shallow Structures". The Sewanee Review. 85 (1): 153–166. ISSN 0037-3052. JSTOR 27543203.
- Hong, Kai (1977). "Review of Reflections on Language; Of Grammatology". Theory and Society. 4 (4): 597–599. ISSN 0304-2421. JSTOR 656873.
- Marcotte, Edward (May 28, 1976). "Review of Reflections on Language". The Nation. 222: 570–.
- McGilvray, James A. (1979). "Review of Reflections on Language". Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 9 (3): 519–544. doi:10.1080/00455091.1979.10716266. ISSN 0045-5091. JSTOR 40231112. S2CID 222617369.
- Searle, John (September 10, 1976). "Review of Reflections on Language". Times Literary Supplement: 1118–.
- Shaumyan, Sebastian (March 13, 1976). "Review of Reflections on Language". The New Republic. Vol. 174. pp. 34–.
- Steinmann, Martin (1978). "Review of Reflections on Language". Leonardo. 11 (2): 157–158. doi:10.2307/1574029. ISSN 0024-094X. JSTOR 1574029.
- Sturrock, John (February 15, 1976). "Review of Reflections on Language". The New York Times Book Review: 3.
- Williams, Bernard (November 11, 1976). "Where Chomsky Stands". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504.
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