Analogy as structure and process : approaches in linguistic, cognitive psychology, and philosophy of science / Esa Itkonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Itkonen, Esa.

Series:

Human cognitive processing ; v. 14.

Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analogy.

Linguistics.

Iconicity (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concept of analogy is of central concern to modern cognitive scientists, whereas it has been largely neglected in linguistics in the past four decades. The goal of this thought-provoking book is (1) to introduce a cognitively and linguistically viable notion of analogy; and (2) to re-establish and build on traditional linguistic analogy-based research.As a starting point, a general definition of analogy is offered that makes the distinction between analogy-as-structure and analogy-as-process. Chapter 2 deals with analogy as used in traditional linguistics. It demonstrates how phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and diachronic linguistics make use of analogy and discusses linguistic domains in which analogy does or did not work. The appendix gives a description of a computer program, which performs such instances of analogy-based syntactic analysis as have long been claimed impossible.Chapter 3 supports the ultimate (non-modular) 'unity of the mind' and discusses the existence of pervasive analogies between language and such cognitive domains as vision, music, and logic. The final chapter presents evidence for the view that the cosmology of every culture is based on analogy. At a more abstract level, the role of analogy in scientific change is scrutinized, resulting in a meta-analogy between myth and science.

Contents:

Analogy as Structure and Process

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

dedication page

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

1. The concept of analogy

1.1 Analogy = Structural ~ functional similarity

1.2 Analogy as a context-dependent phenomenon

1.3 A taxonomy of the relations between two analogous systems

1.4 Analogy as generalization

1.5 Analogy vis-à-vis the various types of inference: Inductive, deductive, and abductive

1.6 Analogy and metaphor

analogy and blend

1.7 Analogy and psychological reality

1.8 Analogical behavior: From mechanical to creative

1.9 Analogical ambiguity

1.10 The limits of analogy

2. Analogy inside linguistics

2.1 General remarks

2.2 Objections against the concept of analogy

2.3 Phonology

2.4 Morphology

2.5 Syntax

2.6 Semantics

2.7 Diachronic linguistics

2.8 The analogy between oral languages and sign languages

2.9 Conclusion

3. Analogy and/or overlap between language and other cognitive domains

3.1 General remarks

3.2 Iconicity revisited

3.3 Language and vision

3.4 Language and music

3.5 Language and logic

3.6 Conclusion

4. Analogy (mainly) outside linguistics

4.1 General remarks

4.2 Analogy in mythology/cosmology

4.3 Analogy in scientific (including philosophical) discovery

5. Concluding remarks

Appendix

1. The program

2. Explaining the program

3. Summing-up

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

References

Name index

Subject index

The series Human Cognitive Processing.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612156304

9781282156302

1282156306

9789027294012

9027294011

OCLC:

70727776