From Impossible Words to Conceptual Structure: the Role of Structure and Processes in the Lexicon

Author: Johnson K.1

Source: Mind & Language, Volume 19, Number 3, June 2004 , pp. 334-358(25)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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The structure of words is often thought to provide important evidence regarding the structure of concepts. At the same time, most contemporary linguists posit a great deal of structure in words. Such a trend makes some atomists about concepts uncomfortable. The details of linguistic methodology undermine several strategies for avoiding positing structure in words. I conclude by arguing that there is insufficient evidence to hold that word-structure bears any interesting relation to the structure of concepts.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2004.00261.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, USA

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