Topics
Ambiguity
Computational Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Generative Grammar
Language
Language Acquisition
Lexical Functional Grammar
Linguistic Universal and Universal Grammar
Linguistics
Natural Language
Phonetics
Phonology
Prosody and Intonation
Psycholinguistics
Relational Grammar
Semantics
Speech Perception
Syntax
Word Meaning
Computational Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Generative Grammar
Language
Language Acquisition
Lexical Functional Grammar
Linguistic Universal and Universal Grammar
Linguistics
Natural Language
Phonetics
Phonology
Prosody and Intonation
Psycholinguistics
Relational Grammar
Semantics
Speech Perception
Syntax
Word Meaning
Modularity in Knowledge Representation and Natural-Language Understanding
Overview
The notion of modularity, introduced by Noam Chomsky and developed with special emphasis on perceptual and linguistic processes by Jerry Fodor in his important book The Modularity of Mind, has provided a significant stimulus to research in cognitive science. This book presents essays in which a diverse group of philosophers, linguists, psycholinguists, and neuroscientists—including both proponents and critics of the modularity hypothesis—address general questions and specific problems related to modularity.