A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Unity in diversity and the nature of linguistics
Authors: Mäkilähde, Aleksi; Alho, Tommi
Editors: Mäkilähde, Aleksi; Alho, Tommi; Pajunen, Anneli
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Publication year: 2026
Book title : The Diversity and the Unity of Linguistics : Studies in Honour of Esa Itkonen
ISBN: 978-0-367-35777-1
eISBN: 978-0-429-34160-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429341601-1
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: No Open Access
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Web address : https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429341601-1
This chapter sets out to provide an introduction and contextualization to the volume by way of an overview of the other chapters and a discussion of the volume’s meta-level implications. First, we discuss interconnections between linguistics, the philosophy of linguistics, and the history of linguistics, examining both earlier proposals and the evidence provided by the other chapters. Second, we discuss two overarching themes that unify the chapters: normativity and analogy.
