Exploring the data turn of philosophy of language in the era of big data

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Keywords:

Philosophy of language, Big data, Data turn, Quantitative analysis

Abstract

Collection of data in our Information Technology age caused a revolution in knowledge. The unprecedented growth of data in the big data era has necessitated changes in the scale, nature, and status of data, leading researchers to adopt new paradigms and methodologies in philosophical research. In particular, the theoretical focus of philosophy of language shifted towards cognitive knowledge, with an emphasis on the proposition of data turn in cognitive cognition in the era of big data. The paper explores the potential scope for quantitative research on the data turn of philosophy of language by examining the need for transforming qualitative and quantitative research paradigms, by reconstructing the quantitative approach to philosophy of language, and by expanding human-data relations in the philosophy of big data. The paper concludes that there is the necessity for further research to examine the relationship between language, data and philosophy.

Author Biographies

  • Shasha Xu, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics

    Ph. D. Associate Professor. School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, 310018 – China. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0597-3517.

  • Qian Yang, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics

    School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, 310018 – China. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5422-7022.

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Received: 28/04/2023 - Approved: 01/07/2023 - Published: 10/01/2024

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Exploring the data turn of philosophy of language in the era of big data. (2024). Trans/Form/Ação, 47(4), e0240050. https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/14517