Causality in Linguistic Theory

Causality in Linguistic Theory
Author: Esa Itkonen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1983
Genre: Causation
ISBN: 9780253313256

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The author seeks to examine the methodological and philosophical status of non-autonomous, that is, causal linguistics.

A Logical Theory of Causality

A Logical Theory of Causality
Author: Alexander Bochman
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0262362244

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A general formal theory of causal reasoning as a logical study of causal models, reasoning, and inference. In this book, Alexander Bochman presents a general formal theory of causal reasoning as a logical study of causal models, reasoning, and inference, basing it on a supposition that causal reasoning is not a competitor of logical reasoning but its complement for situations lacking logically sufficient data or knowledge. Bochman also explores the relationship of this theory with the popular structural equation approach to causality proposed by Judea Pearl and explores several applications ranging from artificial intelligence to legal theory, including abduction, counterfactuals, actual and proximate causality, dynamic causal models, and reasoning about action and change in artificial intelligence. As logical preparation, before introducing causal concepts, Bochman describes an alternative, situation-based semantics for classical logic that provides a better understanding of what can be captured by purely logical means. He then presents another prerequisite, outlining those parts of a general theory of nonmonotonic reasoning that are relevant to his own theory. These two components provide a logical background for the main, two-tier formalism of the causal calculus that serves as the formal basis of his theory. He presents the main causal formalism of the book as a natural generalization of classical logic that allows for causal reasoning. This provides a formal background for subsequent chapters. Finally, Bochman presents a generalization of causal reasoning to dynamic domains.

Causation in Grammatical Structures

Causation in Grammatical Structures
Author: Bridget Copley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199672083

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This book brings together research on the topic of causation from experts in the fields of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. It seeks to arrive at a more sophisticated understanding both of how causal concepts are expressed in causal meanings, and how those meanings in turn are organized into structures. Chapters address some of the most exciting current issues in the field, including the relata of causal relations; the representation of defeasible causation within verb phrases and at the level of modality; the difference between direct and indirect causal chains; and the representation of these chains in syntax.The book examines data from a wide variety of languages, such as Tohono O'odham, Finnish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Karachay-Balkar, and will be of interest to syntacticians and semanticists, as well as psycholinguists and philosophers, from graduate level upwards.

Causation in Grammatical Structures

Causation in Grammatical Structures
Author: Bridget Copley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199672075

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This book brings together research on the topic of causation from experts in the fields of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. It draws on data from a wide range of languages and seeks to arrive at a more sophisticated understanding of how causal concepts are expressed in causal meanings, and how those meanings are organized into structures.

The Theta System

The Theta System
Author: Martin Everaert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2012-04-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199602514

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This book considers the recent results and evaluations of the Theta System in both theoretical and experimental domains. Distinguished linguists from all over the world examine the theory in the context of an impressive array of new empirical data ranging from Germanic, Romance, and Slavic to Ugro-Finnish, and Semitic languages.

Dependencies in language

Dependencies in language
Author: N. J. Enfield
Publisher: Language Science Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-05-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3946234887

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Dependency is a fundamental concept in the analysis of linguistic systems. The many if-then statements offered in typology and grammar-writing imply a casually real notion of dependency that is central to the claim being made—usually with reference to widely varying timescales and types of processes. But despite the importance of the concept of dependency in our work, its nature is seldom defined or made explicit. This book brings together experts on language, representing descriptive linguistics, language typology, functional/cognitive linguistics, cognitive science, research on gesture and other semiotic systems, developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistic anthropology to address the following question: What kinds of dependencies exist among language-related systems, and how do we define and explain them in natural, causal terms?

Causal Categories in Discourse and Cognition

Causal Categories in Discourse and Cognition
Author: Ted Sanders
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110224410

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Review text: "With all these contributions, this collection definitely constitutes a high quality volume in this research area and is a valuable reference to anyone who is interested in discourse and cognition."Han-wei in: Discourse Studies 3/2011

Causality and Connectives

Causality and Connectives
Author: Valandis Bardzokas
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027275017

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The book explores finely-grained distinctions in causal meaning, mostly from a relevance-theoretic perspective. To increase the challenge of this double task, i.e. a thorough as well as satisfactory account of cause and a detailed assessment of the theoretical model employed to this end, the current study involves an investigation carried out by way of contrasting the prototypical causal exponents of Modern Greek subordination, i.e. epeiδi and γiati. In addition, this objective is achieved in the methodological framework of contrasting a range of contextual applications of the two connectives against their translated versions in English, realizable by means of because. Despite first impressions, a closer observation of the wide range of applications of these markers in the discourse of coherence relations illustrates divergences in their distribution, which, in turn, are taken to highlight differing aspects of causal interpretation. The proposal for the relevance-theoretic model emanates from a reaction to an array of problems undermining traditional tenets of pragmatic theory originating with Grice’s stance, but is also made in response to the common practice in pragmatic research (since its origin) to pay low regard for the contribution of typical causal markers to debates aiming at the determination of the distinction that has been instrumental to issues of cognition and pragmatic interpretation, i.e. propositional vs. non-propositional meaning.

Complexity, Emergence, and Causality in Applied Linguistics

Complexity, Emergence, and Causality in Applied Linguistics
Author: Jérémie Bouchard
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 303088032X

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This book suggests that applied linguistics research is inherently concerned with complexity, emergence and causality, and because of this it also requires a robust social ontology. The book identifies and unpacks a range of conceptual issues in applied linguistics from a social realist perspective, and provides a critique of successionism and interpretivism as two dominant and enduring empiricist tendencies in the field. From this critique, it considers the emergence of complex dynamic system theory as viable yet not entirely unproblematic conceptual sophistication of current applied linguistics research. Although the growing popularity of complex dynamic system theory is undeniable and understandable, this book argues that its integration within a social realist ontology is necessary for further developments in the field. The book will be of interest to applied linguists and social scientists interested in language-related issues including language learning and teaching, language change, language policy and planning, bilingualism/multilingualism, and language and identity.