From Core Knowledge Representations to Linguistic Numbers : A Universal Base for Counting

Pierre Pica (1)

1 SFL - Structures Formelles du Langage

Linguistic structure is an important window for the study of core knowledge systems (CK) and their relation to vision. Core Knowledge Systems are viewed as building blocks of the C/I domain. Taking as a starting point Mundurucu, a language with few numerals (up to 5), we suggest that the language faculty satisfies external constraints in a minimal way.

Mots clés: number; core knowledge; object-file

Mots clés: nombre; connaissance noyau; objet; vision

Domaines: Psychologie; Linguistique

Pierre Pica. From Core Knowledge Representations to Linguistic Numbers : A Universal Base for Counting . 50 years of Linguistics at MIT, Dec 2011, Cambridge Mass, United States. , 2011. ⟨halshs-01495573⟩