Externalist Thoughts and the Scope of Linguistics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19475797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kent Johnson (0000-0003-3752-1267, corresponding author), ProtoSociology Project |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Pages | 23-39 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ProtoSociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1434-4319 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/protosociology20062219 |
| OpenAlex | W2186185674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
A common assumption in metaphysics and the philosophy of language is that the general structure of language displays the general metaphysical structure of the things we talk about. But expressions can easily be imperfect representations of what they are about. After clarifying this general point, I make a case study of a recent attempt to semantically analyze the nature of knowledge-how. This attempt fails because there appears to be no plausible bridge from the linguistic structure of knowledge-how reports to knowledge-how itself. I then gesture at some other places where the connection between linguistics and metaphysics is commonly, but illegitimately, assumed
Applied linguistics · Clinical linguistics · Cognitive science · Externalism · Linguistics · Sociology · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |