Alexey Koshelev is the author of four books, Cognitive Analysis of Universal Human Concepts (in Russian, Moscow, 2015), Essays on the Evolutionary-Synthetic Theory of Language (in Russian, Moscow, 2017), Essays on the Evolutionary-Synthetic Theory of Language (in English, Moscow & Boston, 2019), On the genesis of thought and language: The genesis of concepts and propositions; Aristotle and Chomsky on language; The impact of culture on language (in Russian, Moscow, 2019) and over fifty papers on cognitive semantics, theoretical linguistics, lexical and grammatical polysemy, the history of linguistic theories, the theory of humor and laughter, human locomotion, general theory of development and related subjects.

Alexey Koshelev is the author of four books, Cognitive Analysis of Universal Human Concepts (in Russian, Moscow, 2015), Essays on the Evolutionary-Synthetic Theory of Language (in Russian, Moscow, 2017), Essays on the Evolutionary-Synthetic Theory of Language (in English, Moscow & Boston, 2019), On the genesis of thought and language: The genesis of concepts and propositions; Aristotle and Chomsky on language; The impact of culture on language (in Russian, Moscow, 2019) and over fifty papers on cognitive semantics, theoretical linguistics, lexical and grammatical polysemy, the history of linguistic theories, the theory of humor and laughter, human locomotion, general theory of development and related subjects.

“Koshelev’s book is timely, intriguing and deep. It offers a novel view which attempts to explain the fundamental question in linguistic theory about the intersection of language and thought. It relates to the main existing views and offers a deep synthesis of the approaches. The book contributes significantly to the ongoing debate in the area of the origin of language and the language and thought interface… I strongly recommend the book as a valuable text for courses on introductory linguistics, semantics, philosophy of language, language evolution and language acquisition. It is a must read for academics and students interested in language and cognition.”

– Anna Gladkova, Russian Journal of Linguistics (Vol. 26 No. 1)

“[T]he book is … quite engaging and offers some interesting insights on the relationships between language on the one hand, and human perception, thought, activities, and culture on the other… To draw the line, On the Genesis of Thought and Language presents an interesting multidimensional approach to an analysis of human cognition with a focus on language in its relation to other cognitive modalities…”

– Alexander Kravchenko (Baikal State University), Cognitive Linguistic Studies 9:1

“This new book by Alexey Koshelev presents an original theory touching upon the major cognitive, social, and cultural issues concerning language and thought in both phylogenetic and ontogenetic perspectives. Breathtaking in scope, it covers a wide range of controversial topics, from cognitive development to language acquisition, from the evolutionary history of language to the future of mankind, all viewed within a single syncretism—differentiation—integration framework. The author argues with Langacker over the boundary between linguistic and extra-linguistic knowledge, joins Chomsky for the discussion of the nature of reference, maintains the primacy of basic propositions rather than basic concepts in early childhood, and takes a stance on the emergence and further elaboration of concepts during a person’s lifetime. Well-written, consistent and inspiring, the book will be a resourceful read for academics and lay persons alike.”
—Tatiana Skrebtsova, Department of Mathematical Linguistics, St. Petersburg State University