Language and Mind (1994, NS 92) Sture Allén August 8-12, Nordic Education Center, Elfvik, Lidingö Proceedings: Sture Allén: Of Thoughts and Words. The Relation Between Language and Mind (1995), Imperial College Press, London, U K / World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore ISBN 1-86094-005-6 ISBN 1-86094-006-4 (paperback)

 

Table of Contents
Preface	v
Opening Address Sture Allén	1
SESSION 1: LITERATURE
A Cat's Meow Joseph Brodsky	7
A Mouse's Defence. Discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, "A Cat's Meow" Kjell Espmark	17
Monstrous Intimacy. Of Literature as Experience. Discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, "A Cat's Meow" Julia Kristeva	21
The Invisible Intervention. Discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, "A Cat's Meow" Pia Tafdrup	27
Ark Pia Tafdrup	33
Creativity and Quality. Discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, "A Cat's Meow" Alvar Ellegård	37
Summary of Session 1: Literature Erik Frykman	39
SESSION 2: GENERAL LINGUISTICS
On Language in Relation to the Evolution of Human Consciousness M.A.K. Halliday	45
Systems, Choices and Meanings. Discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper, "On Language in Relation to the Evolution of Human Consciousness" Östen Dahl	85
Semiosis: Language(s), Texts/Discourses, and Grammar(s). Discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper, "On Language in Relation to the Evolution of Human Consciousness" Jânos Sandor Petofi	89
On the Cognitive Revolution. Discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper, "On Language in Relation to the Evolution of Human Consciousness" Sven Öhman	95
Summary of Session 2: General Linguistics Alvar Ellegård	103
SESSION 3: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Accessing the Mind through Language Wallace Chafe	107
When a Language Dies (from Route Tournante) Kjell Espmark	124
Minds, Modules and Evolution. Discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, "Accessing the Mind through Language" Jean Aitchison	127
And There was Snow, Chest High, at Tuolomne Meadows. Discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, "Accessing the Mind through Language" Johan Asplund	135
Speaking about the Inner Environment. Discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, "Accessing the Mind through Language" Peter Gärdenfors	143
Summary of Session 3: Psycholinguistics Östen Dahl	153
SESSION 4: NEUROLOGY
Language and the Brain: A Look at Brain Circuitry with Functional Brain Imaging Marcus E. Raichle	157
Practice and Repetition. Discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper, "Language and the Brain: A Look at Brain Circuitry with Functional Brain Imaging" Alvar Ellegård	179
Language and Consciousness - Neurolinguistic and Clinical Aspects. Discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper, "Language and the Brain: A Look at Brain Circuitry with Functional Brain Imaging" David H. Ingvar	183
Understanding Understanding? Brain Imaging and Experimental Semantics. Discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper Tor Nørretranders	193
Summary of Session 4: Neurology Per Andersen	207
SESSION 5: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Speechstuff and Thoughtstuff. Musings on the Resonances Created by Words and Phrases via the Subliminal Perception of their Buried Parts Douglas R. Hofstadter	217
Language and Mind as Topics in Natural Science. Discussion of Douglas R. Hofstadter's paper, "Speechstuff and Thoughtstuff. Musings on the Resonances Created by Words and Phrases via the Subliminal Perception of their Buried Parts" Pentti Kanerva	267
Distortions. Discussion of Douglas R Hofstadter's paper, "Speechstuff and Thoughtstuff. Musings on the Resonances Created by Words and Phrases via the Subliminal Perception of their Buried Parts" Ulf Linde	283
IT-ism. Discussion of Douglas R. Hofstadter's paper, "Speechstuff and Thoughtstuff. Musings on the Resonances Created by Words and Phrases via the Subliminal Perception of their Buried Parts" Peter Weissglas	287
Summary of Session 5: Artificial Intelligence Jean Aitchison	293
Notes on the Contributors	295