The Future of Syntax
Asian Perspectives in an Ai Age
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2023
232 pages
978-1-350-25827-3 (ISBN)
Description
Proposing a new approach to the study of language, this book argues for the need to consider syntax in context and to engage with a wider variety of perspectives that better reflect the modern world and the changes to our language prompted by increased cultural diversity, the prevalence of social media, AI, and more.
Referencing big data and drawing on a corpus of linguistic research, the book explores in particular the socio-pragmatic sensitivity and complexity within East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, offering new insights that step away from traditional approaches to formal syntax. In tracing the history of syntactic theory, it highlights the shifts in our communication as we adapt to technological developments, and focuses in particular on the significant advances in AI. Arguing that traditional syntactic theory is no longer in keeping with real life communication, Jieun Kiaer scrutinises current approaches and raises key questions about the need for a more appropriate grammar better suited to the diversity of human language.
Referencing big data and drawing on a corpus of linguistic research, the book explores in particular the socio-pragmatic sensitivity and complexity within East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, offering new insights that step away from traditional approaches to formal syntax. In tracing the history of syntactic theory, it highlights the shifts in our communication as we adapt to technological developments, and focuses in particular on the significant advances in AI. Arguing that traditional syntactic theory is no longer in keeping with real life communication, Jieun Kiaer scrutinises current approaches and raises key questions about the need for a more appropriate grammar better suited to the diversity of human language.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-350-25827-3 (9781350258273)
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Person
Jieun Kiaer is Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.
Content
Preface
1. Challenging the Fundamentals of Linguistic Theory
2. The Injustices of Generative Assumptions
3. The Injustices of Grammaticality Judgements
4. Asian Languages from Asian Perspectives
5. The Injustices of Syntactic Terminology and Architecture
6. Pragmatic Matters
7. The Pragmatic Instinct, Natural Language, and AI
8. Towards a Sensible Syntax
References
Index
1. Challenging the Fundamentals of Linguistic Theory
2. The Injustices of Generative Assumptions
3. The Injustices of Grammaticality Judgements
4. Asian Languages from Asian Perspectives
5. The Injustices of Syntactic Terminology and Architecture
6. Pragmatic Matters
7. The Pragmatic Instinct, Natural Language, and AI
8. Towards a Sensible Syntax
References
Index
