Acta Linguistica Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 52: Issue 2-3
Whole-part and part-whole inferences in generative and cognitive linguistics
Authors:
András Kertész Research Group for Theoretical Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the University of Debrecen Német Nyelvészeti Tanszék Pf. 47, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary

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Csilla Rákosi Research Group for Theoretical Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the University of Debrecen Pf. 47, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary

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Pages:
221–280
Online Publication Date:
26 Sep 2007
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2005
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/aling.52.2005.2-3.5
Keywords:
philosophy of science; argumentation theory; cognitive linguistics; plausible reasoning
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The paper focuses on the relation between the analytical philosophy of science and modular and holistic approaches to cognitive linguistics, respectively. The authors show that Chomsky's as well as Bierwisch & Lang's and Lakoff & Johnson's approaches make substantial use of non-demonstrative inferences which the standard view of the analytical philosophy of science evaluates as fallacies. By outlining a metatheoretical framework focusing on plausible inferences, the authors argue that the inferences the theories mentioned make use of are plausible rather than fallacious. This finding illuminates basic aspects of theory formation in linguistics and motivates the revaluation of the methodological foundations of linguistic theories.

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Acta Linguistica Hungarica
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