General knowledge as an evidential category

Bibliographic Data

ID3989028
AuthorsSeppo Kittilä (0000-0003-3409-3615, University of Helsinki, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume57
Issue6
Pages1271-1304
Publication date2019-11-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ling-2019-0027
OpenAlexW2982501309
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited23

Numerous studies have dealt with the coding of information sources within and across languages. These studies have shown that despite the significant differences in the number of formally distinct evidentiality categories, languages tend to have grammaticalized markers for certain information sources, but not for others; different kinds of sensory perception, inference, assumption and hearsay evidence are among those information sources that receive explicit coding. In this paper, another evidence type, namely general knowledge, will be examined. It will be shown that general knowledge differs from other information sources in its nature, but it also has features in common with them. In addition, a formal-functional typology of general knowledge coding will be proposed based on the nature of the element used for this purpose. Finally, the rationale behind the discussed types and the central theoretical implications of the paper will be discussed. The attested types either stress the peculiar nature of general knowledge providing evidence for its independent information source status, or they emphasize the common features shared by general knowledge and other information sources, most notably reliability of information

Categorization · Coding (social sciences) · Cognitive psychology · Descriptive knowledge · Evidentiality · General knowledge · Hearsay · Inference · Knowledge management · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Sociology · Typology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Psychology · Social Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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