Psychology Dictionary of ArgumentsHome
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| Grammar: Grammar is total domain of linguistic theory encompassing syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology. W.V.O. Quine distinguishes the grammar from the lexicon. L. Wittgenstein calls sentences about language grammatical sentences. See also meaning, lexicon, language._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Brian Loar on Grammar - Dictionary of Arguments
II 160 Language/grammar/Lewis/Loar: Lewis shares Quine’s view of the inscrutability of reference and denies that for the language of a community, a certain grammar can be assigned, if we have not already created an arbitrary scale for the assessment of grammars. >Reference, >Inscrutability, >Grammar/Lewis, >Grammar/Quine. There are always different equally simple ways of analysis. >Hypotheses, >Analytical hypothesis, >Indeterminacy/Quine._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Loar I B. Loar Mind and Meaning Cambridge 1981 Loar II Brian Loar "Two Theories of Meaning" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 |
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