Brain and the Lexicon The Neural Basis of Inferential and Referentia
This monograph offers a novel, neurocognitive theory concerning words and language. It explores the distinction between inferential and referential semantic competence. The former accounts for the relationship of words among themselves, the latter for the
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Fabrizio Calzavarini
Brain and the Lexicon The Neural Basis of Inferential and Referential Competence
Studies in Brain and Mind Volume 15
Editor-in-Chief: Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA Editorial Board Berit Brogaard, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA University of Oslo, Norway Carl Craver, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Oron Shagrir, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Mark Sprevak, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Fabrizio Calzavarini
Brain and the Lexicon The Neural Basis of Inferential and Referential Competence
Fabrizio Calzavarini Department of Letters, Philosophy, Communication University of Bergamo Bergamo, Italy Center for Logic, Language, and Cognition University of Turin Turin, Italy
ISSN 1573-4536 ISSN 2468-399X (electronic) Studies in Brain and Mind ISBN 978-3-030-27587-7 ISBN 978-3-030-27588-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27588-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgments
Much of the content of this book was first presented in the PhD dissertation that I defended at the University of Turin, Italy, in April 2016. I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Diego Marconi; my intellectual debt to him is evident in every page of this book. It has been an honour to be one of his PhD students and to contribute to his research on lexical competence. During my PhD, I was given the opportunity to join the research proje
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