The evolution of sentential structure

Gardenfors, P

The evolution of sentential structure

Gardenfors, P

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Citation:: Humana Mente Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2014, (27), pp. 79 - 97
Issue Date:: 2014-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gardenfors, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Humana Mente Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2014, (27), pp. 79 - 97	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1972-1293	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115875
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this article is to present an evolutionarily grounded explanation of why we speak in sentences. This question is seldomly addressed, neither in the Chomskian tradition nor in cognitive linguistics. I base my explanation on an analysis of different levels of communication. I identify four levels: praxis, instruction, coordination of common ground and coordination of meaning. The analysis will be focused on the evolutionary benefits of communicating about events as a way of coordinating actions. A cognitively grounded model of events will be outlined. My central thesis is that the communicative role of sentences is to express events.	en_US
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dc.title	The evolution of sentential structure	en_US
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Abstract:

The aim of this article is to present an evolutionarily grounded explanation of why we speak in sentences. This question is seldomly addressed, neither in the Chomskian tradition nor in cognitive linguistics. I base my explanation on an analysis of different levels of communication. I identify four levels: praxis, instruction, coordination of common ground and coordination of meaning. The analysis will be focused on the evolutionary benefits of communicating about events as a way of coordinating actions. A cognitively grounded model of events will be outlined. My central thesis is that the communicative role of sentences is to express events.

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