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Zámečník, Lukáš

Investigations of Explanatory Strategies in Linguistics / Lukáš Zámečník. - 1 online resource (X, 287 p.)

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1 Resolving the dilemma -- 2 Philosophy of scientific explanation -- 3 Systemic explanation in linguistics -- 4 Formal explanation in linguistics -- 5 Functional explanation in quantitative linguistics -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Persons index -- Subject index

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Linguistic theories often suffer from the dilemma that their explanatory power is based on extra-linguistic assumptions. The book delineates the essence of linguistic theory and linguistic explanation and, in doing so, proposes a solution to the dilemma. Simultaneously, the book is one of the first attempts to profile the philosophy of linguistics as a distinct sub-discipline of the contemporary philosophy of science.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9783110712674 9783110712803 9783110712759

Standard No.: 10.1515/9783110712759 doi

LCCN: 2023931068

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Explanation (Linguistics)
Explanation (Linguistics).
Linguistics--Philosophy.
Quantitative Linguistik.
Sprachphilosophie.
Wissenschaftsphilosophie.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.

Subjects--Index Terms: Philosophy of Linguistics, Quantitative Linguistics, Linguistic Explanation and Description.

LC Class. No.: P128.E95 / Z36 2023. P128.E95 / Z36 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 415.01