Generative linguistics: ‘Galilean style’

IF 1.7 2区 文学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
John Collins
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Abstract

Generative linguistics is often claimed by Chomsky to have a 'Galilean style', which is intended to position linguistics as a science continuous with standard practise in the natural sciences. These claims, however, are more suggestive than explanatory. The paper will, first, explain just what a Galilean style is. It will then be argued that its application to two key notions in generative linguistics - the competence/performance distinction (with reference to centre-embedding) and the notion of computation - demands a departure from what we might expect of a Galilean style. In this sense, the epithet is misleading. It will also be shown, however, that the 'Galilean' label is appropriate once we factor in the difference between a science concerned with kinematics (the relations between objects in space and time) and one concerned with language.

生成语言学:“伽利略风格”
乔姆斯基经常声称生成语言学具有“伽利略风格”,其目的是将语言学定位为一门与自然科学的标准实践相结合的科学。然而,这些说法更多的是暗示而不是解释。首先,这篇论文将解释什么是伽利略风格。然后,我们将讨论它在生成语言学的两个关键概念上的应用——能力/性能区别(参考中心嵌入)和计算的概念——要求与我们对伽利略风格的期望有所不同。从这个意义上说,这个称呼具有误导性。然而,一旦我们考虑到与运动学(空间和时间中物体之间的关系)有关的科学与与语言有关的科学之间的差异,我们就会发现,“伽利略”这个标签是合适的。
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Language Sciences
Language Sciences Multiple-
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期刊介绍: Language Sciences is a forum for debate, conducted so as to be of interest to the widest possible audience, on conceptual and theoretical issues in the various branches of general linguistics. The journal is also concerned with bringing to linguists attention current thinking about language within disciplines other than linguistics itself; relevant contributions from anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists and sociologists, among others, will be warmly received. In addition, the Editor is particularly keen to encourage the submission of essays on topics in the history and philosophy of language studies, and review articles discussing the import of significant recent works on language and linguistics.
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