Friederike Moltmann. Natural Language Ontology
2017, Moltmann, F., 2017. Natural Language Ontology. In: Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Added by: Veronica CibotaruAbstract:
The aim of natural language ontology is to uncover the ontological categories and structures that are implicit in the use of natural language, that is, that a speaker accepts when using a language. This article aims to clarify what exactly the subject matter of natural language ontology is, what sorts of linguistic data it should take into account, how natural language ontology relates to other branches of metaphysics, in what ways natural language ontology is important, and what may be distinctive of the ontological categories and structures reflected in natural language.
Comment: This article offers an insightful introduction for students to the emerging field of natural language ontology, which lies at the intersection of semantics and ontology.
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