Ryan M Nefdt

The Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics

A Contemporary Outlook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781316514252
• ISBN-10: 1316514250
• Artikelnr.: 69309029

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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.