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Reference and morphology* (2022)
Journal Article
Dupre, G. (2022). Reference and morphology*. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 106(3), 655-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12896

The dominant tradition in analytic philosophy of language views reference as paradigmatically enabled by the acquisition of words from other speakers. Via chains of transmission, these words connect the referrer to the referent. Such a picture assume... Read More about Reference and morphology*.

Balancing Evolution and Acquisition in Theoretical Linguistics (2022)
Book Chapter
Dupre, G. (2022). Balancing Evolution and Acquisition in Theoretical Linguistics. In Philosophical Approaches to Language and Communication. https://doi.org/10.3726/b19786

The history of generative linguistics is a history of a tension between, on the one hand, incorporating all the complexity suggested by detailed descriptions of natural languages and the innate knowledge humans bring to the task of acquisition, and o... Read More about Balancing Evolution and Acquisition in Theoretical Linguistics.

(What) Can Deep Learning Contribute to Theoretical Linguistics? (vol 31, pg 617, 2021) (2022)
Journal Article
Dupre, G. (2022). (What) Can Deep Learning Contribute to Theoretical Linguistics? (vol 31, pg 617, 2021). Minds and Machines, 32(1), 11-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-022-09600-2

Unfortunately, the following article https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-021-09571-w was by mistake included in another issue but it is part of the Special Issue on Machine learning: Prediction Without Explanation?

Gabe Dupre “(What) Can Deep Learning... Read More about (What) Can Deep Learning Contribute to Theoretical Linguistics? (vol 31, pg 617, 2021).

Theory Interpretation and Observation: The case of Generative grammar (2022)
Book Chapter
Dupre, G. (2022). Theory Interpretation and Observation: The case of Generative grammar. In From Contradiction to Defectiveness to Pluralism in Science

Public language, private language, and subsymbolic theories of mind (2022)
Journal Article
Dupre, G. (2022). Public language, private language, and subsymbolic theories of mind. Mind and Language, 38(2), 394-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12400

Language has long been a problem-case for subsymbolic theories of mind. The reason for this is obvious: Language seems essentially symbolic. However, recent work has developed a potential solution to this problem, arguing that linguistic symbols are... Read More about Public language, private language, and subsymbolic theories of mind.

Realism and Observation: The View from Generative Grammar (2022)
Journal Article
Dupre, G. (2022). Realism and Observation: The View from Generative Grammar. Philosophy of Science, 1 - 37. https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2022.2

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Standard proposals of scientific anti-realism assume that the methodology of a scientific research program can be endorsed without accepting its metaphysical commitments. I argue that the distinction between... Read More about Realism and Observation: The View from Generative Grammar.