Discussion published in:
On Language and ConsciousnessRay Jackendoff and Wallace Chafe
[Pragmatics & Cognition 4:1] 1996
► pp. 81–92
Discussion
Jackendoff on consciousness
Andrew Brook | Carleton University, Ottawa
In "How language helps us think", Jackendoff explores some of the relationships between language, consciousness, and thought, with a foray into attention and focus. In this paper, we will concentrate on his treatment of consciousness. We will examine three aspects of it: I. the method he uses to arrive at his views; 2. the extent to which he offers us a theory of consciousness adequate to assess his views; and 3. some of the things that we might need to add to what he offers to achieve an adequate theory.
Published online: 01 January 1996
https://doi.org/10.1075/pc.4.1.08bro
https://doi.org/10.1075/pc.4.1.08bro