33.3274, Books: Inconsistency in Linguistic Theorising: Kertész, Rákosi

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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:12:47
From: Ellena Moriarty [ellena.moriarty at cambridge.org]
Subject: Inconsistency in Linguistic Theorising: Kertész, Rákosi

 


Title: Inconsistency in Linguistic Theorising 
Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/inconsistency-linguistic-theorising?format=HB 


Author: András Kertész
Author: Csilla Rákosi

Hardback: ISBN:  9781009100335 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781009100335 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 85.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781009100335 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 99.20


Abstract:

It is widely believed that inconsistency is one of the greatest sins a scholar
can commit. This issue is especially relevant in linguistics due to the rich
diversity of data types, exceptions to the rules, counterexamples to the
hypotheses, and background assumptions which constantly come into conflict
with methodological principles. Bringing together ideas from linguistics and
philosophy of science, this groundbreaking book seeks to answer the following
questions: which kinds of inconsistency arise in linguistic theorising? Under
which conditions can inconsistencies be tolerated? And how can inconsistencies
be resolved? It is the first study to develop a novel metatheoretical
framework that accounts for the emergence and the resolution of inconsistency
in linguistic theorising, and to reveal the strategies of inconsistency
resolution in theoretical linguistics. Supported by detailed case studies, the
findings of this metatheoretical analysis can be applied to improve the
effectiveness of the working linguist's problem-solving activity.
 



1. Introduction: the Main Problem (P); Part I. The State of the Art: 2.
Approaches to inconsistency in the philosophy of science; 3. Approaches to
inconsistency in linguistic theorising; Part II. Paraconsistency: 4. The
paraconsistent treatment of inconsistency; 5. Prospects and limits of the
paraconsistent treatment of inconsistency; Part III. Plausible Argumentation:
6. From paraconsistency to plausible argumentation; 7. Inconsistency and
theory change; 8. The treatment of inconsistency in Optimality Theory; 9. The
heuristics of inconsistency resolution; Part IV. Summary: 10. The
methodological background; 11. Conclusions.
 


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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