On the modularity of representation and mental processes (in language and beyond) Cover Image

O modularności reprezentacji i procesów umysłowych (w języku i nie tylko)
On the modularity of representation and mental processes (in language and beyond)

Author(s): Jolanta Sękowska
Subject(s): Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Językoznawcze
Keywords: modularity; module; language processing;

Summary/Abstract: The notion of module and modularity, used frequently in contemporary academic discourse that is related to linguistic representation and language processing, is rather broad. In this paper, an attempt has been made to differentiate between various views on modularity, and to answer the following questions: What is a module? How can we identify cognitive modules and establish their functional interrelations? What problems might arise from assuming the existence of the modularity of mental representations, without simultaneously accepting the modularity of their processing?

  • Issue Year: LXXVII/2021
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 43-57
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish