Data and Evidence in Linguistics - András Kertész

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Résumé :
The question of what types of data and evidence can be used is one of the most important topics in linguistics. This book is the first to comprehensively present the methodological problems associated with linguistic data and evidence.

Biographie:
Andr?s Kert?sz is Professor of German Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Linguistics at Debreceni Egyetem, Hungary. He is also Head of the Research Group for Theoretical Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Sommaire:
1. Introduction; Part I. The State of the Art: 2. The problem (P)I; 3. Historical background; 4. The partial rejection of (SVLD) in the practice of object-scientific research; 5. The partial rejection of (SVLD) in metascientific reflection; 6. The solution to (P)I; Part II. The P-Model: 7. The problem (P)II; 8. Historical background; 9. Plausible inferences; 10. Plausible argumentation; 11. The solution to (P)II; Part III. Data and Evidence: 12. The problem (P)III; 13. The concepts of 'datum' and 'evidence'; 14. The solution to (P)III; Part IV. Application of the P-Model: A Case Study: 15. The problem (P)IV; 16. A case study: a reconstruction of Gentner and Wolff (1997); 17. The solution to (P)IV; Part V. The Answers to the Open Questions: 18. The problem (P)V; 19. The answers to (OQ1)?(OQ7); 20. The solution to (P)V; 21. Summary: the solution to the main problem (MP).