A Neural Network Model of Lexical Organization

by Michael Fortescue

Book Overview

This 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441117911
• ISBN13: 9781441117915
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"