Esa Itkonen (born January 3, 1944) is a Finnish linguist, philosopher and language theorist. He is professor emeritus of general linguistics at the University of Turku.[1][2] Itkonen has authored several publications on linguistic methodology, philosophy of linguistics, history of linguistics, and linguistic typology. He has defended a humanist approach to linguistics, criticising sociobiology, generative grammar, and Cognitive Linguistics.
- ^ "People: Esa Itkonen". University of Turku. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ Itkonen, Esa (2018). "The central role of imagination in linguistics, philosophy and logic". Public Journal of Semiotics. 8 (2): 49–74. doi:10.37693/pjos.2018.8.20257. S2CID 213461986. Retrieved 2020-01-20.