Reflections on Language

Reflections on Language
First edition
AuthorNoam Chomsky
SubjectSocial science
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1975
Pages269

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

  1. ^ Raiser 1977, p. 188.
  2. ^ "1976: A Selection of Noteworthy Titles". The New York Times. December 5, 1976. ISSN 0362-4331.

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