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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- 26 Philosophical Implications of Generative Grammar
- 27 Conceptual Semantics and Its Implications for Philosophy of Language
- 28 Relevance Theory and the Philosophy of Language
- 29 Mental Files
- 30 Contemporary Discourse Studies and Philosophy of Language
- Part VI Some Extensions
- References
- Index
26 - Philosophical Implications of Generative Grammar
from Part V - Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- 26 Philosophical Implications of Generative Grammar
- 27 Conceptual Semantics and Its Implications for Philosophy of Language
- 28 Relevance Theory and the Philosophy of Language
- 29 Mental Files
- 30 Contemporary Discourse Studies and Philosophy of Language
- Part VI Some Extensions
- References
- Index
Summary
Since generative grammar was born a half-century ago, it has had a close relationship with analytic philosophy. This relationship has cut in two directions – philosophy has informed generative grammar, and generative grammar has provided evidence for certain philosophical positions. The result has been a kind of symbiotic relationship. In this chapter, I am going to look at the relationship in both directions, with examples of how philosophy has (mis)informed linguistics, and how linguistics has (mis)informed philosophy. I use the optional prefix mis- because sometimes philosophers have led linguists down paths to nowhere, and vice versa.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language , pp. 469 - 490Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021