“What Do I Know When I Know a Language?”
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“What Do I Know When I Know a Language?” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that explores the nature of linguistic knowledge and what it means to understand a language.
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| “What Do I Know When I Know a Language?” canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
discussions of linguistic competence
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philosophical logic ⓘ theory of meaning debates ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn |
literature on knowledge-how and knowledge-that
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studies of rule-following and meaning ⓘ works on semantic competence ⓘ |
| explores |
the cognitive status of semantic theory
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the kind of knowledge speakers have of their language ⓘ the nature of understanding sentences ⓘ the relation between meaning and use ⓘ what it is to know a language ⓘ whether linguistic knowledge is tacit knowledge of rules ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPosition |
knowledge of a language is not merely behavioral disposition
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semantic theory should reflect speakers’ understanding ⓘ understanding a language involves grasp of meaning-theoretic principles ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-psychologistic view of meaning
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realist vs anti-realist debates about meaning ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalIssue |
epistemology of language
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nature of understanding ⓘ relationship between semantics and psychology ⓘ status of semantic rules ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on semantic competence in linguistics
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discussions of tacit knowledge in cognitive science ⓘ later work in philosophy of language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gottlob Frege
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
knowledge-how vs knowledge-that
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linguistic knowledge ⓘ meaning and use ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ rule-following in language ⓘ semantic competence ⓘ theory of meaning ⓘ understanding a language ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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