Linguistic Intuitions: Evidence and Method

ISBN-13: 9780198840558 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Samuel Schindler; Anna Drożdżowicz; Karen Brøcker

Opis

This book examines the status and use of native speakers' intuitions in theorizing about language, drawing on the most recent work in both philosophy and linguistics. Chapters explore both the theoretical rationale for the evidential use of linguistic intuitions and the question of how this data should best be elicited.

Recenzje

Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the role of intuitions in language theorizing as well as how they interact with alternative methods in linguistics.

O autorze

Samuel Schindler is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Centre for Science Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark. His research focuses on methodological and epistemological issuesin the history and philosophy of science. His publications include Theoretical Virtues in Science: Uncovering Reality Through Theory (CUP, 2018). He was the PI of the project 'Intuitions in Science and Philosophy' (2016-2019), which investigated how intuitions can serve as evidence. Anna Drożdżowicz is postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo. She received her PhD from the University of Oslo in 2015. From 2016 to 2018 she was a postdoctoral researcher on the project 'Intuitions in Science and Philosophy' at the Centre for Science Studies, Aarhus University. She works primarily on the philosophy of mind and language, but has also published papers in philosophical methodology, psycholinguistics, and the philosophy of psychiatry. Karen Brøcker holds a PhD in Science Studies and an MA and BA in Linguistics from Aarhus University. Her research focuses on theoretical linguistics and philosophy of linguistics, in particular the theoretical assumptions underlying the use of linguistic intuitions as evidence for theories of grammar. Her PhD was part of the project 'Intuitions in Science and Philosophy' at the Centre for Science Studies, Aarhus University.