Robert Stainton, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$19,634
The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$52,216
Do Languages Really Exist
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$51,460

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: philosophy of language; epistemology; metaphysics; languages; cognitive science; linguistics; eliminativism

$19,634

The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: philosophy of language; epistemology; metaphysics; languages; cognitive science; linguistics; eliminativism

$52,216

Do Languages Really Exist

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: philosophy of language; official languages; ontology and metaphysics; teaching of linguistics

$51,460

Linguistic pluralisms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: linguistic methodology; philosophy of linguistics; philosophy of language; semantics

$72,850

History of philosophy of language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: history of philosophy; philosophy of language

$82,840

Varieties of predication

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Ileana

Keywords: predication; syntax; semantics; pragmatics; small clauses; lexical categories

$47,700

The semantics-pragmatics boundary from the perspective of cognitive science and pragmatic deficits in autism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Stainton, Robert J.H.

Keywords: philosophy of language; philosophy of mind; cognitive science; semantics; pragmatics; communication deficits; autism; pragmatic deficits

$119,743

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Stainton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]