XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis

This article id intended as a study in the methodology and epistemology of linguistics, a field which developed out of theoretical linguistics in the past thirty years.Meth­odology and epistemology (or philosophy) 1 of linguistics can be subsumed underthegeneral domain of "philosophical lingui...

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Main Author: Pierre Swiggers
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 1996-12-01
Series:Linguistica
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/linguistica/article/view/4040
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spelling doaj-26431e4d46d04cb7b21e5200c2707d882020-11-24T21:08:00ZdeuZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Linguistica0024-39222350-420X1996-12-01361XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosisPierre Swiggers0Belgian National Science Foundation This article id intended as a study in the methodology and epistemology of linguistics, a field which developed out of theoretical linguistics in the past thirty years.Meth­odology and epistemology (or philosophy) 1 of linguistics can be subsumed underthegeneral domain of "philosophical linguistics" (cfr. Kasher - Lappin 1977), whichalsoincludes a theory of meaning and reference, a theory of linguistic (or, moregenerallysemiotic) communication, and - in some cases - a formalization of linguisticsubsys­tems. The specific contribution of methodology and epistemology of linguistics liesinthe definition of the object of linguistics, in the determination and justification of itsre­ search techniques, in the appreciation of its results with respect to a broader field ofin­ vestigation, in the reflection on the nature, status, and variability of approaches tolan­ guage. https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/linguistica/article/view/4040XXth-century theories of languagean epistemological diagnosis
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XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
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XXth-century theories of language
an epistemological diagnosis
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title XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
title_short XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
title_full XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
title_fullStr XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
title_sort xxth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series Linguistica
issn 0024-3922
2350-420X
publishDate 1996-12-01
description This article id intended as a study in the methodology and epistemology of linguistics, a field which developed out of theoretical linguistics in the past thirty years.Meth­odology and epistemology (or philosophy) 1 of linguistics can be subsumed underthegeneral domain of "philosophical linguistics" (cfr. Kasher - Lappin 1977), whichalsoincludes a theory of meaning and reference, a theory of linguistic (or, moregenerallysemiotic) communication, and - in some cases - a formalization of linguisticsubsys­tems. The specific contribution of methodology and epistemology of linguistics liesinthe definition of the object of linguistics, in the determination and justification of itsre­ search techniques, in the appreciation of its results with respect to a broader field ofin­ vestigation, in the reflection on the nature, status, and variability of approaches tolan­ guage.
topic XXth-century theories of language
an epistemological diagnosis
url https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/linguistica/article/view/4040
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