History and Philosophy of Linguistics Reading group Next meeting: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Woolley S302, 57pm
Reading: Martin Stokhof and Michiel van Lambalgen 2011. Abstractions and idealisations: The construction of modern linguistics. Theoretical Linguistics 371/2: 126 The paper addresses the way in which modern linguistics, - in particular, but not exclusively, the generative tradition - , has constructed its core concepts. It argues that a particular form of construction, reminiscent of, but crucially different from, abstraction, which is dubbed idealisation¹, plays a central role here. The resemblances and differences between abstractions and idealisations are investigated, and consequences of the reliance on idealisations are reviewed. Reading available by signing up to http://hplinguistics.pbworks.com. Enquiries: [email protected] All welcome!
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