The Demise of Definitions, Part I: The Linguist's Tale
A consideration of `linguistic’ evidence for and against the view that typical concepts of `middle‐sized’ objects (DOG, CHAIR, UNCLE, DOORKNOB) are complex definitional constructions out of more primitive concepts. Critical analysis of arguments by Ray Jackendoff, Steven Pinker, and others.
Keywords: concepts, definitions, Jackendoff, Pinker
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