Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics - A Contemporary Outlook

"Drawing on perspectives ranging from generative syntax, optimality theory, computational linguistics, sign language phonology, and language evolution studies, this book explores the current philosophical issues in theoretical linguistics. It is an essential read for linguists, cognitive scientists and philosophers working in language studies"--

List of contents

List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. What is a possible human language?; 3. Syntactic metatheory; 4. The science of semantics; 5. Context and pragmatics; 6. Signs, sounds, action!; 7. Computational approaches to language; 8. Language and evolution; 9. Conclusion; References.

About the author

Ryan M. Nefdt is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He works in the broad area of cognitive science with a specialisation in the philosophy of linguistics. Notable publications include Language, Science, and Structure (OUP, 2023).

Summary

Drawing on perspectives ranging from generative syntax, optimality theory, computational linguistics, sign language phonology, and language evolution studies, this book explores the current philosophical issues in theoretical linguistics. It is an essential read for linguists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers working in language studies.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan M. Nefdt, Ryan M. (University of Cape Town) Nefdt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2024
• EAN: 9781316514252
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51425-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Psycholinguistics, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, Computational and corpus linguistics