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OverviewThis is an engaging study of the mental lexicon: the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages. Fortescue attempts to narrow the gap between the results of experimental neurology and the concerns of theoretical linguistics in the area of lexical semantics. The prime goal as regards linguistic theory is to show how matters of lexical organization can be analysed and discussed within a neurologically informed framework that is both adaptable and constrained. It combines the perspectives of distributed network modelling and linguistic semantics, and draws upon the accruing evidence from neuroimaging studies as regards the cortical regions involved. It engages with a number of controversial current issues in both disciplines. This text is intended as a tool for linguists interested in psychological adequacy and the latest advances in Cognitive Science. It provides a principled means of distinguishing those semantic features required by a mental lexicon that have a direct bearing on grammar from those that do not. A Neural Network Model of Lexical Organisation is essential reading for researchers in neurolinguistics and lexical semantics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael FortescuePublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation Volume: v. 2 ISBN: 9781441168016ISBN 10: 144116801 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 10 July 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPart 1: The Basics; Part 2: Applications; Part 3: Cognitive Justification of the Model; Appendix 1: The relationship to Burnod's neurological model; Appendix 2: Paradigmatic features of English words; Appendix 3: Sample derivations; List of templates; Graphic conventions as first introduced; References; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr Michael Fortescue is at Department of Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |