num_pages: 352
description: In linguistic studies, the term "explanation" does not live up to what the philosophers of science intend it to mean. In these pages, "explanation" is put on firmer theoretical footing via a relation of language to the various contexts in which it is embedded. A detailed analysis of the psychological context in particular shows that language processing provides a fruitful approach to explaining linguistic structure and change.
language: English
title: Linguistic Structure and Change: An Explanation from Language Processing
titlecomplete: Linguistic Structure and Change: An Explanation from Language Processing
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Oxford University Press