Vol. 21 (2025)

 HU ISSN 1787-3606

  Peer-reviewed open access journal

  

   

   

   

   
 
 

          

 

 

 

 

 

Argumentum, Vol. 21 (2025), pp. 90–94.

 

 

 

Ryan M. Nefdt: Language, science, and structure. A journey into the philosophy of linguistics.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, xiii+237 pp.

   

 

 

 

András Kertész ORCID iD icon 16x16

 

    University of Debrecen, Institute of German Studies

 

    kertesz.andras@arts.unideb.hu

   

 

DOI: 10.34103/ARGUMENTUM/2025/7

 

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