Language Learning and Shared Intentionality

By Jose Medina.

Published by The International Journal of Learning

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This paper presents an argument for an enculturation view of language learning and a critique of behaviorist views. The paper offers a discussion of research in developmental psychology and linguistics.

Keywords: Enculturation, Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Intentionality, Language, Learning, Linguistics, Quine, Wittgenstein

International Journal of Learning, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp.209-214. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 823.140KB).

Dr. Jose Medina

Professor Medina works in Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Mind. Central topics of his research include language learning and the cultural roots of cognition. His research on language and cognition has focused on the following authors: Bakhtin, Dewey, Mead, Vygotsky, and Wittgenstein. He has published "The Unity of Wittgenstein's Philosophy" (2002) and "Speaking from the Margins" (forthcoming) with SUNY Press. He has also published articles on language learning in Cognition, The Journal of Pragmatics, and Philosophical Forum.


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