%0 Journal Article %1 elman1996lds %A Elman, Jeffery L. %D 1996 %I Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, USA %J Mind as motion: explorations in the dynamics of cognition table of contents %K Chomski cognition communication discourse dynamic dynamical language learning mythesis system systems %P 195-225 %T Language as a dynamical system %U http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=225778 %X Despite considerable diversity among theories about how humans process language, there are a number of fundamental assumptions which are shared by most such theories. This consensus extends to the very basic question about what counts as a cognitive process. So although many cognitive scientists are fond of referring to the brain as a ‘mental organ’ (e.g., Chomsky, 1975)—implying a similarity to other organs such as the liver or kidneys—it is also assumed that the brain is an organ with special properties which set it apart. Brains ‘carry out computation’ (it is argued); they ‘entertain propositions’; and they ‘support representations’. Brains may be organs, but they are very different than the other organs found in the body.

@article{elman1996lds, abstract = {Despite considerable diversity among theories about how humans process language, there are a number of fundamental assumptions which are shared by most such theories. This consensus extends to the very basic question about what counts as a cognitive process. So although many cognitive scientists are fond of referring to the brain as a ‘mental organ’ (e.g., Chomsky, 1975)—implying a similarity to other organs such as the liver or kidneys—it is also assumed that the brain is an organ with special properties which set it apart. Brains ‘carry out computation’ (it is argued); they ‘entertain propositions’; and they ‘support representations’. Brains may be organs, but they are very different than the other organs found in the body.}, added-at = {2007-05-09T13:02:36.000+0200}, author = {Elman, Jeffery L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24f8ce30ad73d0f34ec2768f2db142ac5/yish}, interhash = {82d7a3c5f6995c1dd76400247e4d7f9d}, intrahash = {4f8ce30ad73d0f34ec2768f2db142ac5}, journal = {Mind as motion: explorations in the dynamics of cognition table of contents}, keywords = {Chomski cognition communication discourse dynamic dynamical language learning mythesis system systems}, pages = {195-225}, publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, USA}, timestamp = {2008-05-29T02:40:12.000+0200}, title = {Language as a dynamical system}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=225778}, year = 1996 }