Numbers, Language, and the Human Mind (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521108652)

What constitutes our concept of numbers and makes it possible for us to work with them the way we do? Which mental faculties contribute to our grasp? What qualities do we share with other species, and which ones are specific to us? This book addresses these questions to reveal that language plays a crucial role in the development of systematic number concepts. It analyzes the relationship between numerical thinking and the human language faculty, providing psychological, linguistic, and philosophical perspectives on numbers, their evolution, and development in children.

Author: Heike Wiese
ISBN-10: 0521108659
ISBN-13: 9780521108652
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/09/2009
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d