| Numbers, Language, and the Human Mind Contributor(s): Wiese, Heike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521108659 ISBN-13: 9780521108652 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Discusses the relationship between numerical thinking and the human language faculty. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 401.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What constitutes our concept of numbers and makes it possible for us to work with them the way we do? Which mental faculties contribute to our grasp? What qualities do we share with other species, and which ones are specific to us? This book addresses these questions to reveal that language plays a crucial role in the development of systematic number concepts. It analyzes the relationship between numerical thinking and the human language faculty, providing psychological, linguistic, and philosophical perspectives on numbers, their evolution, and development in children. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wiese, Heike: - Heike Weiss is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the Institute for German Linguistics and Language, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She has published in the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, philosophy, and didactics of mathematics. |
