The ontology of words
Realism, nominalism, and eliminativism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J T M Miller (0000-0002-2654-5012, University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12691 |
| OpenAlex | W3046333410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 33 |
What are words? What makes two token words tokens of the same word-type? Are words abstract entities, or are they (merely) collections of tokens? The ontology of words tries to provide answers to these, and related questions. This article provides an overview of some of the most prominent views proposed in the literature, with a particular focus on the debate between type-realist, nominalist, and eliminativist ontologies of words
Eliminative materialism · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Nominalism · Ontology · Realism · Security token · Word (group theory · Computer Science · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Citations per year | 4.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |