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Bever, Thomas G. 1972. Perceptions, thought, and language. In Carroll, John B. and Roy O. Freedle, eds. Language comprehension and the acquisition of knowledge. V.H.Winston. pp. 99–112.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

cognitive constraint | language and thought | syntax1

Annotation

An examination of the relation between thought and language at the sentence level: B. claims that certain cognitive and behavioral systems constrain certain linguistic structures, and that syntactic style systematically modifies certain concepts.