tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post3714555518299381164..comments2023-10-12T00:25:24.119-07:00Comments on Talking Brains: New Journal: "Language and Cognition"Greg Hickokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656473495682901613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post-7400252601198837972012-02-08T12:57:53.578-08:002012-02-08T12:57:53.578-08:00Well, there's a whole field called "cogni...Well, there's a whole field called "cognitive linguistics," another one called "linguistic typology," and a third that emphasizes the functional aspects of grammar. Research on the neurobiology of language has tended to ignore these perspectives in favor of generative approaches, and the editors of the journal "Language and Cognition" would like promote the former.David Kemmerernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post-48047977217417333832012-02-02T12:42:26.959-08:002012-02-02T12:42:26.959-08:00What is "cognitively, functionally, and typol...What is "cognitively, functionally, and typologically oriented linguistic theories" intended to exclude. My hunch is that it is meant to exclude generative approaches to grammar and linguistic competence. To paraphrase Brad DeLong: why of why can't we have better journals?Norbertnoreply@blogger.com