Kuhnian incommensurability between two paradigms of contemporary linguistics

This dissertation proposes a theory of reference for the language of scientific theories. This theory of reference looks at the nature of postulation in scientific theories, and shows that mental posits are metaphorical in nature. It is a hybrid of internalist and extensive reference theories. This,...

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Main Author: Smith, Philip
Published: University of Sheffield 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.555215