Abstract In this paper, I outline and defend a traditional yet controversial view of conceptual analysis, particularly as it is used in epistemology. will the against number objections, all which focus on idea that analysis relies upon linguistic intuitions. Rather than trying to deny claim, seek vindicate use within epistemology even given its reliance To do so, first have mind then respond th...

The paper analyzes the linguistic culture associated with ger ‘yurt’ – Kalmyk house, objectively determined by historically established traditional type of nomad housing. A new approach to comprehending sphere is undertaken. selected object studied not only as a dwelling, but sacred, inhabited, developed space, semantic dominant worldview, which determines people's ideas about “insider/outsider...

This paper sketches some parallels in analyzing linguistic and biological data, emphasizing how methods taken from biology have been applied in dialectometry. We also present a technique developed specifically for detecting distinctive properties in (putative) groups of linguistic varieties (species) as this illustrates how the linguistic enterprise perhaps differs from the biological one.

While there continues to be a debate in linguistics and speech processing as to the nature of an atomic unit, in computational approaches the atomic unit is universally taken to be the orthographic, space-demarcated “word”. We argue that for many richly inflected languages such as Indo-European languages, syllablebased approaches together with semantic grounding may provide certain advantages. ...

While Bourdieu’s theory of practice provides an ensemble of conceptual tools which analyze patterns of social life that are irreducible to the limiting view of individuals as free-acting agents, Genette’s paratextual theory offers the metalanguage necessary to account for the microcosm of paratext as a linguistic space. This study takes issue with unidirectional approaches to researching parate...

The technique of echo-repetition, or shadowing, has gained popularity as a way individual independent copying pronunciation foreign speaker. article considers the potential and prospects using such during practice simultaneous translation. brief analysis native literature conveys interest both theorists practitioners in methodology developing listening skills when learning language. research co...