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				<p> The present study deals with the problem of the acquisition of language in children in the light of rationalist philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. The main objective of the paper is to present the way Gerauld de Cordemoy’s views on the nature of language, including its socio-linguistic aspects, and on the process of speech acquisition in children are reflected in contemporary writings on how people communicate with each other. Reflections on 17th-century rationalist philosophy of mind and the latest research conducted within the field of cognitive abilities of human beings indicate that between those two spheres many similarities could be discerned in terms of particular stages of the development of speech and its physical aspects.</p>
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The present study deals with the problem of the acquisition of language in children in the light of rationalist philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. The main objective of the paper is to present the way Gerauld de Cordemoy’s views on the nature of language, including its socio-linguistic aspects, and on the process of speech acquisition in children are reflected in contemporary writings on how people communicate with each other. Reflections on 17th-century rationalist philosophy of mind and the latest research conducted within the field of cognitive abilities of human beings indicate that between those two spheres many similarities could be discerned in terms of particular stages of the development of speech and its physical aspects.

Language Acquisition in the Light of Rationalist Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The present study deals with the problem of the acquisition of language in children in the light of rationalist philosophy of mind and philosophy of language....

Language Acquisition in the Light of Rationalist Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language

Published Online: Mar 16, 2017

Page range: 303 - 315

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2016-0069

Keywords
philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, human communication, language acquisition.

© Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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Language Acquisition in the Light of Rationalist Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language

Published Online: Mar 16, 2017

Page range: 303 - 315

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2016-0069

Keywordsphilosophy of mind, philosophy of language, human communication, language acquisition.

© Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, human communication, language acquisition.