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Parasyntax and the sentential level in axiomatic functionalism
No full textThis thesis is presented as a contribution to the St Andrews School
of Linguistics, Axiomatic Functionalism, as developed by Mulder and
Hervey. It is essentially a piece of Theoretical Linguistics which
outlines an approach to the hitherto undeveloped areas of Parasyntax
and the Sentential Level in Axiomatic Functionalism.
The theoretical arguments are supported by descriptive hypotheses
concerning the nature of Spoken English. These descriptions are
corpus-based.
The conclusion reached by the author is that not only are Parasyntax
and the Sentential Level distinct in theory (this is axiomatic), but
they are also distinct in their application as regards methodology
and description. This conclusion will undoubtedly prove to be
controversial in the light of recent developments in Axiomatic
Functionalism concerning the Postulates in particular (of which the
author was at the time of writing unaware), and in the light of
other Functionalist approaches to the nature of intonation and
sentences.
It is anticipated that this thesis will be of value to those
interested in Functionalism as well as those concerned with
intonation and the levels of language beyond syntax
Linguistic meta-theory the formal and empirical conditions of acceptability of linguistic theories and descriptions
No full textMost linguists acknowledge, explicitly or implicitly,
the relevance of epistemological questions in
linguistics but relatively few have given more than a
cursory, ad hoc or incomplete consideration to them.
The work of one of those few, Jan Mulder, forms the
starting point for much of the present discussion.
Epistemological considerations arise in many contexts
in linguistics and in many guises. It is an epistemological
matter whenever we test the adequacy of a
description or the acceptability of a theory. Epistemological
considerations are latent whenever we discuss
the form or the content of linguistic theories
and descriptions or their interrelations. The comparison
of different approaches to linguistics inevitably
raises epistemological questions concerning our
approach to linguistics or our presuppositions about it.
These questions are of a general nature and transcend
questions about particular linguistic theories and descriptions.
These epistemological questions force us to
consider what we take linguistics to be. In considering
questions of the type mentioned we are forced, for
example, to analyse what we mean by a "linguistic
theory", a "linguistic description" and what phenomena
we are aiming to understand. We are, furthermore,
forced to analyse the constraints which a scientific
attitude places upon linguistic theorising
and description-building. It is these questions concerning
the acceptability of linguistic theories and
descriptions which we call linguistic meta-theory.
This thesis falls into five main parts. Firstly,
in Chapter One, we consider the nature and scope of
linguistic meta-theory. Secondly, in Chapter Two, we
look at a number of previous approaches to the subject.
Other important contributions are discussed as they
arise in the text. Thirdly, in Chapters Three and
Four, we consider in detail the major meta-theoretical
distinctions in linguistics and their consequences.
In particular, we distinguish linguistic theories
from linguistic descriptions and discuss the nature of
linguistic phenomena. The view is put forward that
linguistics is a scientific subject. The meaning of
this assertion is analysed and the interrelations of
linguistic theories, descriptions and phenomena are
considered in the light of this analysis. The main
epistemological requirement that is put forward and
defended is that of the empiricism of linguistics.
Certain changes in our view of the philosophy of science
and in our view of the form of linguistic theories
and descriptions follow from the conjunction of
these major meta-theoretical positions.
Fourthly, we consider the main meta-theoretical
considerations concerning theories (Chapter Five) and
reject a widespread view of linguistic theory as a
non-empirical study (Chapter Six) and we consider the
main meta-theoretical conditions relating to linguistic
descriptions and some practical examples of description
-building consonant with the general positions adopted
in Chapter Seven. In Chapter Eight, we look at a concrete
example of theory-building in the light of the
meta-theoretical conditions of acceptability previously
set up. We are especially concerned to show how a
theory can meet the condition of being "applicable" or
"indirectly scientific" through the establishment of
acceptable empirical descriptions consonant with the
meta-theoretical conditions on descriptions considered
earlier.
The view that linguistics is a science implies
that we must be concerned with the empirical testing of
descriptions and, so, the fifth part of the work is
devoted to methodology. In Chapter Nine, we defend
the role and necessity of methodology in linguistics
and set up the logical framework of relations between
the methodology and theory descriptions and phenomena.
In Chapter Ten, we examine two of the known types of
empirical testing and their shortcomings. Finally, in
Chapter Eleven, we give an example of the successful
and correct application of a methodology in order to
bring out the nature of empirical testing and to demonstrate
its feasibility within a scientific linguistics
of the sort we imagine
Applied quaternary research. F.J. de Mulder & Bob P. Hageman (eds)
No full textKeraudren Bertrand. Applied quaternary research. F.J. de Mulder & Bob P. Hageman (eds). In: Bulletin de l'Association française pour l'étude du quaternaire, vol. 26, n°2, 1989. p. 115
Egge Simon Mulder, hoogleraar
Full text linkEgge Simon Mulder, professor from 1956 to 1970E S Mulder succeeded Berend Gemser as professor in Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology (Sec A) at the University of Pretoria. His approach was historicalcritical and at the same time he was totally committed to the ecclesiastical ministry. He can be characterised as an exponent of so-called Ethical Theology.Although he did not fully integrate his scientific work and his theologising within the scope of the church, he contributed to the present close ties between the Facultyand the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church, as well as to the ethos that there is no dichotomy between reason and faith
The spectrum of gluten related diseases: diagnosis, epidemiology and treatment
Full text linkMulder, C.J.J. [Promotor]Bouma, G. [Promotor]Bontkes, H.J. [Copromotor
L. Betzig, M. Borgerhoff Mulder, P. Türke, eds., Human Reproductive Behavior. A Darwinian Perspective
No full textGuille-Escuret Georges. L. Betzig, M. Borgerhoff Mulder, P. Türke, eds., Human Reproductive Behavior. A Darwinian Perspective. In: L'Homme, 1990, tome 30 n°114. pp. 149-151
Egge Simon Mulder, hoogleraar 1956-1970
Full text linkEgge Simon Mulder, professor from 1956 to 1970
E S Mulder succeeded Berend Gemser as professor in Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology (Sec A) at the University of Pretoria. His approach was historicalcritical and at the same time he was totally committed to the ecclesiastical ministry. He can be characterised as an exponent of so-called Ethical Theology. Although he did not fully integrate his scientific work and his theologising within the scope of the church, he contributed to the present close ties between the Faculty and the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church, as well as to the ethos that there is no dichotomy between reason and faith
L. Betzig, M. Borgerhoff Mulder, P. Türke, eds., Human Reproductive Behavior. A Darwinian Perspective
No full textGuille-Escuret GeorgesGuille-Escuret Georges. L. Betzig, M. Borgerhoff Mulder, P. Türke, eds., Human Reproductive Behavior. A Darwinian Perspective. In: L'Homme, 1990, tome 30 n°114. pp. 149-151
A broader view on epidermal differentiation: Gaining insights in signaling and transcription events using novel sequencing applications
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204187.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)Radboud University, 26 juni 2019Promotor : Veenstra, G.J.C. Co-promotor : Mulder, K.W.169 p
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