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Normativity in Language and Linguistics
Edited by Aleksi Mäkilähde, Ville Leppänen and Esa Itkonen
[Studies in Language Companion Series 209] 2019
► pp. 1–28

Norms and normativity in language and linguistics

Basic concepts and contextualisation

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 linguistics; third, by providing an overview of the role of normativity in the history of linguistics; and fourth, by presenting an outline of the volume and contextualising it in broader terms.

Keywords: norms, normativity, history of linguistics, philosophy of linguistics
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Concepts and terms
    • 2.1Norms in general
    • 2.2Rules and principles: Central features
  • 3.A historical perspective
  • 4.The present volume: Outline and contextualisation
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 4 December 2019
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