The Philosophy of Linguistics

Ryan M. Nefdt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

92 Seiten

2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-49194-5 (ISBN)

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This Element mentions the philosophy of linguistics as it reflects on multiple scientific disciplines aimed at the understanding of our ability to produce and understand natural language. The advent of the formal revolution in cognitive science established linguistics as appealing.

The philosophy of linguistics reflects on multiple scientific disciplines aimed at the understanding of one of the most fundamental aspects of human existence, our ability to produce and understand natural language. Linguistics, viewed as a science, has a long history but it was the advent of the formal (and computational) revolution in cognitive science that established the field as both scientifically and philosophically appealing. In this Element, the topic will be approached as a means for understanding larger issues in the philosophy of science more generally.

1. Introduction; 2. The 'science' of linguistics; 3. Conduits to the general philosophy of science; 4. Case study 1: infinite generalisation in linguistics; 5. Case study 2: language models and linguistic theory; 6. The philosophy of linguistic subfields and future prospects; References.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	Elements in the Philosophy of Science
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-009-49194-6 / 1009491946
ISBN-13	978-1-009-49194-5 / 9781009491945
Zustand	Neuware