Ryan M Nefdt
Biographic Data
| ID | 1629026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryan M Nefdt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Nefdt |
| SIGNATURE | NEFDT R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics: A Contemporary Outlook
What is the remit of theoretical linguistics? How are human languages different from animal calls or artificial languages? What philosophical insights about language can be gleaned from phonology, pragmatics, probabilistic linguistics, and deep learning? This book addresses the current philosophical issues at the heart of theoretical linguistics, which are widely debated not only by linguists, but also philosophers, psychologists, and computer sc…
Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics: A Contemporary Outlook
Concepts and conceptual engineering: Answering Cappelen's challenge
In this paper, I discuss the emerging field of conceptual engineering from the perspective of the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. I explore the role the latter disciplines can and do play by specifically focusing on how different notions of what a concept is affects the general conceptual engineering framework, both positively and negatively, before considering a particular account that eschews talk of concepts altogether. I call this p…
Theoretical Linguistics and the philosophy of linguistics
In this article, I briefly explore how theoretical linguistics and philosophy are interconnected. I focus on three possibilities, and argue that the fields are most harmonious when utilised in critical reflection of a particular target, a format officially adopted in Theoretical Linguistics since 2002
Infinity and the foundations of linguistics
Semantics, Metasemantics, Aboutness
Simchen's Semantics, Metasemantics, Aboutness offers a fresh take on some of the most pressing issues in the philosophy of language. It takes a distinctly metasemantic position—understood as a metaphysical pursuit—as to what determines semantic significance or meaning. Although the book is relatively short and written in a generally accessible manner, it is not an introductory text by any means. It presupposes a thorough knowledge of not only fir…
The Social Evolution of Human Nature: From Biology to Language
Harry's Smit's The Social Evolution of Human Nature: From Biology to Language is an overly ambitious work which aims to use insights from genetics, evolutionary theory and biology to address fundamental questions in human nature and the evolution of language. In what follows, I provide a brief summary and critical remarks on each chapter before concluding with what I think is the book's primary contribution and its primary failing. In the initial…
Linguistic modelling and the scientific enterprise
Linguistic modelling and the scientific enterprise
Infinity and the foundations of linguistics
Semantics, Metasemantics, Aboutness
Simchen's Semantics, Metasemantics, Aboutness offers a fresh take on some of the most pressing issues in the philosophy of language. It takes a distinctly metasemantic position—understood as a metaphysical pursuit—as to what determines semantic significance or meaning. Although the book is relatively short and written in a generally accessible manner, it is not an introductory text by any means. It presupposes a thorough knowledge of not only fir…
The Social Evolution of Human Nature: From Biology to Language
Harry's Smit's The Social Evolution of Human Nature: From Biology to Language is an overly ambitious work which aims to use insights from genetics, evolutionary theory and biology to address fundamental questions in human nature and the evolution of language. In what follows, I provide a brief summary and critical remarks on each chapter before concluding with what I think is the book's primary contribution and its primary failing. In the initial…
The Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics: A Contemporary Outlook
What is the remit of theoretical linguistics? How are human languages different from animal calls or artificial languages? What philosophical insights about language can be gleaned from phonology, pragmatics, probabilistic linguistics, and deep learning? This book addresses the current philosophical issues at the heart of theoretical linguistics, which are widely debated not only by linguists, but also philosophers, psychologists, and computer sc…
Philosophy of Theoretical Linguistics: A Contemporary Outlook
Concepts and conceptual engineering: Answering Cappelen's challenge
In this paper, I discuss the emerging field of conceptual engineering from the perspective of the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. I explore the role the latter disciplines can and do play by specifically focusing on how different notions of what a concept is affects the general conceptual engineering framework, both positively and negatively, before considering a particular account that eschews talk of concepts altogether. I call this p…
Theoretical Linguistics and the philosophy of linguistics
In this article, I briefly explore how theoretical linguistics and philosophy are interconnected. I focus on three possibilities, and argue that the fields are most harmonious when utilised in critical reflection of a particular target, a format officially adopted in Theoretical Linguistics since 2002
Philosophy (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Applied linguistics (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Philosophy of language (3 works)