Download or read book Sentence First, Arguments Afterward written by Lila Gleitman and published by Oxford Cognitive Development. This book was released on 2020 with total page 921 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sentence First, Arguments Afterward collects the important papers of Lila Gleitman, a pioneer of the field of cognitive science. The book explores language from the perspective of language acquisition, linguistic relativity, and the very nature of syntax and semantics. Gleitman reveals insights that are important both for their perspective on the history of the field and for current practice in the study of language and thought.