ISBN: 9780521117166 - On Explaining Language Change: 27 (cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 27) (17 results)

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521117166.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780521117166.

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Condition: New. Dr Lass argues that theoretical constructs of language change should be based more on philosophy than the physical sciences. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . …

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Condition: New. Dr Lass argues that theoretical constructs of language change should be based more on philosophy than the physical sciences. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Roger Lass is concerned about the nature of argumentation within linguistics and the status of its data and theoretical constructs. Through an examination of standard strategies of explanation in historical linguistics (particularly of phonological change), in the light of past approaches to scientific epistemology, Dr Lass convincingly demonstrates that attempts to model explanations of linguistic change on those of the physical sciences are failures both in practice and in principle. Linguists can neither assimilate their discipline crudely to the natural or the other human sciences nor, at the other extreme, shelter behind the notion of a private self-validating paradigm. Although Dr Lass outlines some tentative paths towards an alternative epistemology, his main concern is that linguists should confront the philosophical implications of their subject, and he raises questions which both linguists and philosophers will need to consider.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Roger Lass is concerned about the nature of argumentation within linguistics and the status of its data and theoretical constructs. Through an examination of standard strategies of explanation in historical linguistics (particularly of phonological change), in the light of past approaches to scientific epistemology, Dr Lass convincingly demonstrates that attempts to model explanations of linguistic change on those of the physical sciences are failures both in practice and in principle. Linguists can neither assimilate their discipline crudely to the natural or the other human sciences nor, at the other extreme, shelter behind the notion of a private self-validating paradigm. Although Dr Lass outlines some tentative paths towards an alternative epistemology, his main concern is that linguists should confront the philosophical implications of their subject, and he raises questions which both linguists and philosophers will need to consider. Roger Lass is concerned about the nature of argumentation within linguistics and the status of its data and theoretical constructs. He challenges linguists to confront the philosophical implications of their subject and look past the model explanations of linguistic change that are imposed on the physical sciences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Roger Lass is concerned about the nature of argumentation within linguistics and the status of its data and theoretical constructs. He challenges linguists to confront the philosophical implications of their subject and look past the model explanations of l.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. On Explaining Language Change | Lass (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2009 | Cambridge University Press | EAN 9780521117166 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.