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475Grounds, Convention, and the Metaphysics of Linguistic TokensCroatian Journal of Philosophy 9 (1): 45-67. 2009.My aim in this paper is to discuss a metaphysical framework within which to understand “standard linguistic entities” (SLEs), such as words, sentences, phonemes, and other entities routinely employed in linguistic theory. In doing so, I aim to defuse certain kinds of skepticism, challenge convention-based accounts of SLEs, and present a series of distinctions for better understanding what the various accounts of SLEs do and do not accomplish.
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Social Science |