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The language of real patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2026

Ryan Mark Nefdt Open the ORCID record for Ryan Mark Nefdt [Opens in a new window]  and
James Ladyman
Ryan Mark Nefdt*
Affiliation:
Philosophy, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa ryan.nefdt@uct.ac.za
James Ladyman
Affiliation:
Philosophy, University of Bristol, UK james.ladyman@bristol.ac.uk
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Abstract

In this response, we outline the central idea of a real pattern as applied in the philosophy of science as well as its relationship to the modal structure of models. We suggest that there may be additional concerns with linguistically real patterns in terms of convergence between natural language processing and formal linguistic theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e219
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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