30.4770, Books: Data and Evidence in Linguistics: Kertész, Rákosi

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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:42:06
From: Louise Bowes [lbowes at cambridge.org]
Subject: Data and Evidence in Linguistics: Kertész, Rákosi

 


Title: Data and Evidence in Linguistics 
Subtitle: A Plausible Argumentation Model 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/data-and-evidence-linguistics-plausible-argumentation-model?format=PB 


Author: András Kertész
Author: Csilla Rákosi

Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790604 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790604 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790604 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 29.17


Abstract:

The question of what types of data and evidence can be used is one of the most
important topics in linguistics. This book is the first to comprehensively
present the methodological problems associated with linguistic data and
evidence. Its originality is twofold. First, the authors' approach accounts
for a series of unexplained characteristics of linguistic theorising: the
uncertainty and diversity of data, the role of evidence in the evaluation of
hypotheses, the problem solving strategies as well as the emergence and
resolution of inconsistencies. Second, the findings are obtained by the
application of a new model of plausible argumentation which is also of
relevance from a general argumentation theoretical point of view. All concepts
and theses are systematically introduced and illustrated by a number of
examples from different linguistic theories, and a detailed case-study section
shows how the proposed model can be applied to specific linguistic problems.
 



1. Introduction; Part I. The State of the Art: 2. The problem (P)I; 3.
Historical background; 4. The partial rejection of (SVLD) in the practice of
object-scientific research; 5. The partial rejection of (SVLD) in
metascientific reflection; 6. The solution to (P)I; Part II. The P-Model: 7.
The problem (P)II; 8. Historical background; 9. Plausible inferences; 10.
Plausible argumentation; 11. The solution to (P)II; Part III. Data and
Evidence: 12. The problem (P)III; 13. The concepts of 'datum' and 'evidence';
14. The solution to (P)III; Part IV. Application of the P-Model: A Case Study:
15. The problem (P)IV; 16. A case study: a reconstruction of Gentner and Wolff
(1997); 17. The solution to (P)IV; Part V. The Answers to the Open Questions:
18. The problem (P)V; 19. The answers to (OQ1)–(OQ7); 20. The solution to
(P)V; 21. Summary: the solution to the main problem (MP).
 


Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Linguistic Theories


Written In: English  (eng)

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