Explanation and reality in linguistics

Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 203-231

  Devitt, Michael ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Linguistic conception; Linguistic explanation; Linguistic realism; Linguistic reality; Psychological conception; Psychological reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449285987     PISSN: 13331108     EISSN: 18476139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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