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A bundle theory of words

Miller, J.T.M.

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It has been a common assumption that words are substances that instantiate or have properties. In this paper, I question the assumption that our ontology of words requires posting substances by outlining a bundle theory of words, wherein words are bundles of various sorts of properties (such as semantic, phonetic, orthographic, and grammatical properties). I argue that this view can better account for certain phenomena than substance theories, is ontologically more parsimonious, and coheres with claims in linguistics.

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Miller, J. (2021). A bundle theory of words. Synthese, 198, 5731-5748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02430-3

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 4, 2019
Online Publication Date Oct 17, 2019
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Jul 29, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jul 29, 2020
Journal Synthese
Print ISSN 0039-7857
Electronic ISSN 1573-0964
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 198
Pages 5731-5748
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02430-3
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1259593

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