Normativity in Language and Linguistics
Edited by Aleksi Mäkilähde, Ville Leppänen and Esa Itkonen
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 209] 2019. vii, 272 pp.
Esa Itkonen
List of John Benjamins publications for which Esa Itkonen plays a role.
Subjects History of linguistics | Philosophy | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics
The Shared Mind: Perspectives on intersubjectivity
Edited by Jordan Zlatev, Timothy P. Racine, Chris Sinha and Esa Itkonen
[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research, 12] 2008. xiii, 391 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Cognitive psychology | Consciousness research | Evolution of language | Psycholinguistics
Analogy as Structure and Process: Approaches in linguistics, cognitive psychology and philosophy of science
Esa Itkonen
[Human Cognitive Processing, 14] 2005. xiv, 249 pp.
Subjects Cognitive psychology | Philosophy | Theoretical linguistics
Universal History of Linguistics: India, China, Arabia, Europe
Esa Itkonen
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 65] 1991. x, 368 pp.
Subjects History of linguistics
Grammatical Theory and Metascience: A critical investigation into the methodological and philosophical foundations of 'autonomous' linguistics
Esa Itkonen
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 5] 1978. x, 355 pp.
Subjects Theoretical linguistics
2019 Concerning the scope of normativity Normativity in Language and Linguistics, Mäkilähde, Aleksi, Ville Leppänen and Esa Itkonen (eds.), pp. 29–68 | Chapter
Wherever a mistake can be made, there is a corresponding norm. Normativity is divided into correctness and rationality. These two dimensions are independent of each other, as shown by the fact that rational actions can be performed by speaking incorrectly, and irrational actions can be performed by… read more
2019 Norms and normativity in language and linguistics: Basic concepts and contextualisation Normativity in Language and Linguistics, Mäkilähde, Aleksi, Ville Leppänen and Esa Itkonen (eds.), pp. 1–28 | Chapter
Underlying all the chapters of this volume are the concepts of norm and normativity. In this Introduction we set the stage for the individual chapters: first, by introducing certain basic concepts and relevant terminology; second, by briefly discussing the status of two types of norms in… read more
2019 Intuition and beyond: A hierarchy of descriptive methods Normativity in Language and Linguistics, Mäkilähde, Aleksi, Ville Leppänen and Esa Itkonen (eds.), pp. 213–234 | Chapter
From the methodological point of view, linguistics is not a monolith. Nor is it an arbitrary conglomerate of unrelated methods. Rather, the methods most commonly used in linguistic description constitute a definite hierarchy that is motivated both logically and temporally, namely: intuition-based… read more
2008 12. The central role of normativity in language and linguistics The Shared Mind: Perspectives on intersubjectivity, Zlatev, Jordan, Timothy P. Racine, Chris Sinha and Esa Itkonen (eds.), pp. 279–305 | Article
‘Any natural language consists of rules which are inherently social and normative.’ It is the purpose of this chapter to establish the truth of this claim and to show that it is significant or non-trivial. The argument is based on the ineluctable place of normativity in any consistent account of… read more
2008 1. Intersubjectivity: What makes us human? The Shared Mind: Perspectives on intersubjectivity, Zlatev, Jordan, Timothy P. Racine, Chris Sinha and Esa Itkonen (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article
2002 Grammaticalization as an analogue of hypothetico-deductive thinking New Reflections on Grammaticalization, Wischer, Ilse and Gabriele Diewald (eds.), pp. 413–422 | Article
1984 On the 'Rationalist' Conception of Linguistic Change Diachronica 1:2, pp. 203–216 | Article
SUMMARY Language is a social phenomenon; linguistic changes are non-nomic in character; the customary type of explanation utilized in diachronic linguistics is teleological explanation. From these three facts is follows that it is plausible to consider linguistic changes as social actions. They… read more
1982 Short-term and long-term teleology in linguistic change Papers from the Third International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Hamburg, August 22–26 1977, Maher, J. Peter, Allan R. Bomhard and E.F.K. Koerner † (eds.), pp. 85–118 | Article
1982 Change of language as a prototype for change of linguistics Papers from the Fifth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Galway, April 6–10 1981, Ahlqvist, Anders (ed.), pp. 142–148 | Article
1975 Transformational grammar and the philosophy of science The Transformational-Generative Paradigm and Modern Linguistic Theory, Koerner, E.F.K. † (ed.), pp. 381–446 | Article