明达语言维度观及其哲学关照

出版时间：2010-7  出版社：四川大学  作者：王爱华  页数：326  

内容概要

　　《明达语言维度观及其哲学关照》在哲学和语言学对明达语言研究的基础上提出了明达语言维度观，认为明达语言是语言、言语和心智的一个不可分的维度。在论证明达语言维度观的同时，作者讨论了两个重要的哲学论题：语言与心智（mind）的关系；语言的不完备性。最后，作者用自己提出的明达语言维度观来考察另一个重要的语言哲学论题：语言和实在的关系。《明达语言维度观及其哲学关照》理论价值和哲学意义在于提出并论证了明达语言维度观，并对三个重要的语言哲学论题——语言与心智的关系、语言与实在的关系、语言的不完备性——提出了自己新的理论和分析视角。

作者简介

　　王爱华，重庆忠县人，四川成都电子科技大学外国语学院副教授，中西语言哲学研究会理事、会员，英语语言文学硕士研究生导师。1999年获西南师范大学英语语言文学硕士学位；2007年获广东外语外贸大学外国语言学及应用语言学博士学位。2008年—2009年在美国加州大学伯克利分校访学。主要研究方向为语言哲学、理论语言学、语用学、心智哲学。在《外语教学与研究》《外语学刊》等杂志发表文章名篇。

书籍目录

中文导论Chapter 1 Introduction1．1 Introductory remarks1．2 The object of this study1．2．1 The etymology of ML1．2．2 The language system1．2．3 The incompleteness of the previous definitions of ML1．2．4 The definition of ML for this study1．2．5 The notions of OL and metalinguality1．2．6 Some examples of ML phenomena1．3 Rationale for the study1．4 Objectives of this study1．5 Some methodological preliminaries1．6 The organization of the dissertationChapter 2 Previous approaches to ML2．1 The philosophical approach2．1．1 The reflexivity of language2．1．2 The didymous relation between ML and OL2．2 The linguistic approach2．2．1 The pervasiveness of ML in language2.2.2　Metalinguistic consciousness2.2.3　ML's functioning2.3　Comments on the previous approaches to ML2.3.1　 Contributions2.3.2　Limitations and inspirations2.4　SummaryChapter 3　The dimension view of ML3.1　Introduction3.2　The most basic requirement of metalinguality3.2.1　Russell's view on linguistic reflexivity3.2.2　The most basic requirement of metalingua！ity3.3　Metalinguality in language3.3.1　Metalinguality in linguistic sounds3.3.2　Metalinguality in syntax3.3.3　Metalinguality in words3.3.4　The metalinguistic power embedded in a linguistic sign3.3.5　Summary3.4　Metalinguality in speech3.4.1 ML use as a dynamic process of metalinguistic operation3.4.2 ML use displaying an explicit/implicit scale3.4.3 ML use occurring in all language use3.4.4 Summary3.5　Conclusion： language and speech anchored in metalinguality3.5.1　Summary3.5.2　Philosophical implicationsChapter 4　Another argument for metalinguality inspeech： ML's rescuing language from itsimperfection4. 1　Language imperfection4. 1.1　 Incapacity of language4. 1.2　Fallacies， errors and indeterminacy in language4. 2　The philosophers' rescue of language from its imperfection4. 2. 1　Rescuing imperfect language by Locke4. 2.2　Rescuing imperfect language by analytic philosophers4.3　ML and self-rescue of language4. 3.1　 ML as rescuing devices and the Hegelian dialectic4. 3.2　ML rescuing the linearity and one-dimension of language4. 3.3　ML rescuing the discreteness and contractedness of language4. 3.4　ML rescuing the finiteness of language4. 3， 5　ML rescuing the indeterminacy of language4. 3. 6　ML rescuing the fallacies and errors in language4.4　Conclusion： both metalinguality and remediablelanguage imperfection as necessary dimensions oflanguage4. 4. 1　 Summary and conclusion4. 4. 2　Philosophical implicationsChapter 5　Metalinguality in human mind5.1　The notion of mind5.2　The controversial issue about mind and language5.2. 1　The identity view5.2. 2　The separability view5.2. 3　The inseparability view5.2.4　Conclusion5.3　Human mind is linguistic （1） ： biological arguments5.4　Human mind is linguistic （2） ： metaphysical arguments5.5　Do human beings think in mentalese or natural language？5.6　Metalinguistic link between mentalese and NL5.6.1　 Approximation between mentalese and NL5.6.2　Metalinguality linking mentalese and NL5.7　How human mind works： metalinguistic operations on NL5.7. 1　The workplace hypothesis5.7.2　The active-symbol hypothesis5.7.3　The active-passive-symbol hypothesis5.7.4　Summary5.8　Conclusion5.8. 1　Metalinguality of human mind5.8.2　Philosophical implicationsChapter 6　ML and reality6. 1　The notion of reality6. 2　ML dimension empowering language to be constructive6. 2. 1　 What is constructivism？6. 2. 2　The constructive power of ML dimension6.3　ML and constructive reality6. 3. 1　Cookie-cutter reality by global ML6. 3.2　Mangrove-effect reality6. 3.3　Constructive realities accumulated by local ML6. 3.4　The thing-in-itself， dimensions of reality and constructive reality6.4　Conclusion and philosophical implications6.4. 1　 Conclusion6.4. 2　Philosophical implications of the relationship between languageand realityChapter 7　Conclusion7.1　Contributions of the study7.2　Theoretical and philosophical implications of the study7.3　Limitations of the study and suggestions for future workBibliography