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Philosophy of Linguistics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of t...
Philosophy of Linguistics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of linguistics ever published, brings together philosophers, scientists and historians to map out both the foundational assumptions set during the second half of the last century and the unfolding shifts in perspective in which more functionalist perspectives are explored. The opening chapter lays out the philosophical background in preparation for the papers that follow, which demon
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- Creator
- edited by Ruth Kempson, Tim Fernando, Nicholas Asher
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- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- 1st ed
- Amsterdam : Elsevier/North Holland, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (595 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0080930875, 9786613611833, 0444517472, 9780080930879, 9780444517470, 1280582057
- OCLC
- ocn748336420, ocn777375492, ocn785780360
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Front Cover; Philosophy of Linguistics; Copyright Page; General Preface; Contents; Contributors; Editorial Preface; Bibliography; Linguistics and Philosophy; 1 The Interaction Between Linguistics & Philosophy; 2 Linguistic Conceptions of The Nature of Language; 3 Philosophical Conceptions of The Nature of Language; 4 Key Concepts; 5 Methodological Issues; 6 Prospects; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Structure; 1 Introduction; 2 The Chomsky Hierarchy; 3 Conclusions; Appendix; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Logical Grammar; 1 Formal Grammar; 2 Logical Tools
- 3 Formal Syntax and Formal Semantics4 Grammatical Frameworks; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Mimimalism; Overview; 1 Minimalism as a Mode of Inquiry; 2 Metatheoretical and Philosophical Aspects; 3 The Computational System of Human Language; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Computational Linguistics; 1 Defining Computational Linguistics; 2 Narratives of Progress; 3 Semantics in CL; 4 Bayes's Rule; 5 Syntactic Structure in CL; Bibliography; The Metaphysics of Natural Language(S); 1 Introduction; 2 History; 3 Basic Model Structure; 4 Ontological Choices
- 5 From Natural Language Metaphysics to Real MetaphysicsBibliography; Meaning and Use; 1 Introduction; 2 Meaning and Reference; 3 Meaning and Use; Bibliography; Type Theory and Semantics in Flux; 1 Introduction; 2 Frames; 3 Frames in The Compositional Semantics of Verbs; 4 Using Frames to Solve a Classical Puzzle About Temperature and Prices; 5 Lexical Semantics, Frames and Fernando Event Strings; 6 Towards a Theory of Semantic Coordination; 7 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Language, Linguistics and Cognition; 1 Introduction; 2 Linguistics and Cognitive Data
- 3 Planning, Reasoning, Meaning4 The Binding Problem for Semantics; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Representationalism and Linguistic Knowledge; 1 Positing Representations; 2 Representationalism in Linguistic Theory; 3 Syntactic and Semantic Representations; 4 Representations in Semantics?; 5 A Dynamic Solution: From Representation to Construction; 6 Implications for Dynamic Perspectives; Bibliography; The Philosophy of Phonology; Introduction: The Nature of Phonological Knowledge; 1 The Phonetics/Phonology Distinction; 2 Phonology, Groundedness and The Interpretation of 'The Linguistic Sign'
- 3 The Acquisition of Phonological Knowledge4 Normativity, Unconscious Knowledge and Implicit Learning; 5 Competence/Performance, Usage-Based Phonology and Frequency Effects; 6 Phonology, Internalism and Externalism; 7 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Computational Learning Theory and Language Acquisition; 1 Introduction; 2 Linguistic Nativism and Formal Models of Learning; 3 Gold's Identification in The Limit Framework; 4 Probabilistic Models and Realistic Assumptions About Human Learning; 5 Computational Complexity and Efficiency in Language Acquisition
- 6 Efficient Learning