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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Current Approaches to Syntax |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Comparative Handbook |
| Editors | András Kertesz, Edith Moravcsik, Csilla Rákosi |
| Place of Publication | Berlin/Boston |
| Pages | 493-520 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9783110540253 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 May 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics [CHL] |
|---|---|
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Volume | 3 |
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Current Approaches to Syntax: A Comparative Handbook. ed. / András Kertesz; Edith Moravcsik; Csilla Rákosi. Berlin/Boston, 2019. p. 493-520 (Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics [CHL]; Vol. 3).
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The Multiparadigmatic Structure of Science and Generative Grammar
AU - Kornmesser, Stephan
N1 - © 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston
PY - 2019/5/6
Y1 - 2019/5/6
N2 - In this article, I will analyze the linguistic paradigm of generative grammar from the point of view of Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy of science. I will show that generative grammar satisfies all of Kuhn’s paradigm criteria. However, according to Kuhn, science is always based on one single paradigm. In contrast to that monoparadigmatic view, I will argue that it is more adequate to assume a multiparadigmatic structure of science. To this end, I will work out the components of the paradigm of generative grammar with a special focus on its empirically immunized, non-falsifiable elements. Further, I will show that linguistics has a multiparadigmatic structure by contrasting generative grammar with the paradigm of construction grammar and describing both approaches as co-existing and competing paradigms. Finally, I will analyze the incommensurability of both paradigms.
AB - In this article, I will analyze the linguistic paradigm of generative grammar from the point of view of Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy of science. I will show that generative grammar satisfies all of Kuhn’s paradigm criteria. However, according to Kuhn, science is always based on one single paradigm. In contrast to that monoparadigmatic view, I will argue that it is more adequate to assume a multiparadigmatic structure of science. To this end, I will work out the components of the paradigm of generative grammar with a special focus on its empirically immunized, non-falsifiable elements. Further, I will show that linguistics has a multiparadigmatic structure by contrasting generative grammar with the paradigm of construction grammar and describing both approaches as co-existing and competing paradigms. Finally, I will analyze the incommensurability of both paradigms.
U2 - 10.1515/9783110540253-018
DO - 10.1515/9783110540253-018
M3 - Contribution to book/anthology
SN - 9783110538212
T3 - Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics [CHL]
SP - 493
EP - 520
BT - Current Approaches to Syntax
A2 - Kertesz, András
A2 - Moravcsik, Edith
A2 - Rákosi, Csilla
CY - Berlin/Boston
ER -