Do Non-Linguists Practice Linguistics?: An Anti-Eliminative Approach to Folk Theories

Autor/in	Paveau, Marie-Anne
Titel	Do Non-Linguists Practice Linguistics?: An Anti-Eliminative Approach to Folk Theories
Quelle	In: AILA Review, 24 (2011), S.40-54 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1461-0213
DOI	10.1075/aila.24.03pav
Schlagwörter	Linguistics; Linguistic Theory; Folk Culture; Definitions; Classification; Language Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistik; Linguistische Theorie; Begriffsbestimmung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Sprachforschung
Abstract	This contribution discusses two issues: (a) it provides a definition and an analysis of the term "non-linguist", which is conceptualized as a non-discrete category on a continuum and as an activity rather than as a permanent status, and (b) it discusses the general value of folk linguistic theories, which should not, despite their potential imperfections, be a priori excluded from but rather integrated into the scientific data of linguistics. The article will also present a provisional typology of folk linguistic positions based on recent empirical research on folk linguistics conducted by the author. Finally, a plea is made for a new description of the object of linguistics, incorporating the different varieties and degrees of linguistic knowledge ranging from scientific to folk conceptions. (Contains 12 notes.) (As Provided).
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