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>From: rolfl@hedda.uio.no (Rolf Lindgren)
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Subject: Searle, again
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I've just handed in a Psych term paper on early language acquisition,
where I use arguments from John Dore (1985) in Language and communication
in infancy, Barbara Bates et al. (1987) from A handbook of infant
development, where I conclude (throwing in a smidgen of Rosch and Bowlby)
that 

	1 The development of language parallels cognitive development
	2 The development of language is a social interactional process
	3 The flaw of Searle's argument is 
		- The Rule Book is removed from the vital contexts of
		  social and cognitive development. The ``understanding''
		  is in the book.

I thought perhaps some migt be interested in a view of Searle that
incorporates Psychological views not normally taken into account when
discussing the Chinese Room problem. Also, I'd be grateful if somebody
could provide me with a critique of the formal aspects of my report, as
this will probably not be taken much into account by the people who are
grading it.

It's 15 pages, written in LaTeX. Unfortunately, it's written in Norwegian
and I won't bother to translate it if nobody shows a sign of interest.

Please note: The term report is handed in. A review can't affect my grade.

Thank you,


	
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