Philosophy of Linguistics

General Preface

Contributors

Editorial Preface

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

Structure

1 Introduction

2 The Chomsky Hierarchy

3 Conclusions

Appendix

Acknowledgements

Logical Grammar

1 Formal Grammar

2 Logical Tools

3 Formal Syntax and Formal Semantics

4 Grammatical Frameworks

5 Why Might Grammar and Processing be Logical?

Acknowledgements

Mimimalism0

Overview

1 Minimalism as a Mode of Inquiry

Computational Linguistics

1 Defining Computational Linguistics

2 Narratives of Progress

3 Semantics in CL

4 Bayes's Rule

5 Syntactic Structure In CL

The Metaphysics of Natural Language(s)

1 Introduction

2 History

3 Basic Model Structure

4 Ontological Choices

5 From Natural Language Metaphysics to Real Metaphysics

Meaning and Use

1 Introduction

2 Meaning and Reference

3 Meaning and Use

Context in Content Composition

1 Introduction

2 Tools for the Lexicon from Dynamic Semantics

3 From Type Presupposition to Coercion

4 More on Types

5 A Sketch of a Formal Theory of Lexical Meaning

6 Modality, Aspect and the Verbal Complex

7 Discourse Intrusions Revisited

8 Conclusion

Type Theory and Semantics in Flux

5.2 Word meaning in flux

Language, Linguistics and Cognition

1 Introduction

2 Linguistics And Cognitive Data

3 Planning, Reasoning, Meaning

4 The Binding Problem for Semantics

Acknowledgments

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

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 Knowledge

4 Normativity, Unconscious Knowledge and Implicit Learning

5 Competence/Performance, Usage-Based Phonology and Frequency Effects

6 Phonology, Internalism and Externalism

7 Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgements

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

7 Machine Learning and Grammar Induction: Some Empirical Results

8 Conclusions and Future Research

Acknowledgements

Linguistics From an Evolutionary Point of View

1 Linguistics and Evolution

2 Semantics From an Evolutionary Point of View

3 Pragmatics From an Evolutionary Point of View

4 Phonetics From an Evolutionary Point of View

5 Phonology From an Evolutionary Point of View

6 Syntax From an Evolutionary Point of View

Linguistics and Gender Studies

Introduction

1 Indexing Identities

2 Social Meaning

3 Content Meanings (and Their ‘Baggage’) Matter

4 Discourse

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Linguistics and Anthropology

Linguistic Anthropology in America-Early Roots

1920–1950-Sapir, Whorf and Malinowski

1950–1970-A Period of Transition

Post-Chomskian Anthropological Linguistics

Linguistic Communication as Behavior

Theoretical Models of Communication

Animal Communication vs. Human Communication

1970–1985-Sociolinguistics and the Ethnography of Communication

1985-Present-Discourse and Expressive Communication

Humor

Gesture and Non-Verbal Communication

Anthropology and Linguistics in Years to Come

Index