Core linguistic computations: How are they expressed in the mind/brain?

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 489-499

  Rizzi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computations; Language; Language acquisition; Merge; Minimalism; Movement; Parameters; Syntax

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; NEUROSCIENCE; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84860920553     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: 18738052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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