# What would make linguistics a better science? Science as a metaphor

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The piece argues that linguistics will improve through a productive interaction between better data and better theory rather than through more rigid definitions alone.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 28 April 2019

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2019/04/what-would-make-linguistics-a-better-science-science-as-a-metaphor/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 28 April 2019
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: linguistics, science, methodology, theory.

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