Language in the brain : critical assessments

Introduction I. What Is Language? 1.A Brief History of Linguistics: What Went Wrong? 2. Historical Perspective from the Point of View of Semiotics 3. Historical Perspective from the Medical and Paramedical Point of View II. What Can Be Done about the Current Situations? 4. A Mild Proposal III. The Individual Aspect of Parole 5. Language Behavior and Body Movements 6. The Physical Basis of Life 7. Embryonic Development of the Nervous System 8. Fetal Development of the Nervous System 9. Phylogenic and Ontogenic Origin of the Complexity of Neuronal Circuitry 10. Species-Specific Function of the Human Vocal Apparatus 11. Structural Divisions of the Nervous System IV. The Individual Aspect of Langue 12. Language in the Brain is Memory-Governed 13. Language in the Brain is Meaning-Centered 14. Language in the Brain is Multifaceted 15. Language in the Brain is Stratified 16. Evolution of Language: What Evolved? 17. Cerebral Dominance and Cerebral Laterality Fact or Fiction? V. Production and Reception 18. Construction of Meaning: Mapping of Content onto Expression 19. Reconstruction of Meaning: Coupling of Expression and Content VI. Summary and Conclusion.