Pierre Pica
Pierre Pica (born January 5, 1951 in Nice ) is a French linguist and research assistant (Chargé de Recherche) at the CNRS (Center National de Recherche Scientifique) in Paris. His specialty is theoretical linguistics and in particular the comparison of syntax.
Life
Pica has focused his research on the concept of parameters in linguistics. He also showed that the respective properties of the reflexive pronouns are derived from their morphological property. He is currently studying the distinction between the internal and external aspects of the Faculty of Linguistics and is also working on a fine-grained distinction between competence and performance. Over the past decade, Pica has intensified its work on Munduruku (an indigenous language in Para, Brazil). In collaboration with Stanislas Dehaene and Elizabeth Spelke, he developed a study on numerical expressions and counting in Munduruku. This study underscores the importance of these data for examining the interaction of language ability and preverbal 'core knowledge'. This research is in contrast to the hypothesis related to the Sapir and Whorf-derived relativism, which tends to reduce knowledge and culture, in part, to a small set of universal principles and intuitions. The research has resulted in a number of publications in the journal Science.
Fonts
- "Number as a test case for the role of language in Cognition" , 2008, (en collaboration with H de Cruz), eds. Special Issue of Philosophical Psychology April 21, Routledge.
- "Transparence et Opacité - Littérature et sciences cognitives" , 1988, (en collaboration with T.Papp) eds. Editions du Cerf, Paris.
- Linguistic Variation Yearbook 2005, Volume 5; John Benjamin's Pub Co, 2006, ISBN 90-272-5475-3
- Linguistic Variation Yearbook. Volume 3 2003 , John Benjamin Publishing Company, 2004, ISBN 90-272-5473-7
- New bearings in LSP , with JC Sager, Ingo Hohnhold, Arne Zettersten, Ronald MacKay, Lothar Hoffmann, Nils Erik Enkvist, Heribert Picht, Handelshøjskolen (København), Erhvervsøkonomisk Forl., 1981
- Formes: hommage à Mitsou Ronat , with Mitsou Ronat, Presses universitaires de Vincennes, 1986
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/319.htm
- ↑ P. Pica, Cathy Lemer, V. Izard & S. Dehaene, (2004) “Exact and approximate Arithmetic in an Amazonian Indigenous Group” Science, 306, pp. 499-503
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pica, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice |