The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal

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Since Frege (1892), the philosophical tradition has made sense of linguistic practice from the point of view of a compositional grammar. In this paper I have two goals in mind. First, I want to present a novel challenge that any theory of language must meet. According to this challenge a satisfactor...

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Autor principal: Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2017
Materias:
composicionalidad
adquisición del lenguaje
cambio histórico
multiplicidad
filosofía
psicología
lenguaje
composition
acquisition
historical change
multiplicity
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spelling I10-R10-article-129312019-06-05T13:27:14Z The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal La naturaleza del lenguaje: un reto y una propuesta Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo composicionalidad adquisición del lenguaje cambio histórico multiplicidad filosofía psicología lenguaje composition acquisition historical change multiplicity Since Frege (1892), the philosophical tradition has made sense of linguistic practice from the point of view of a compositional grammar. In this paper I have two goals in mind. First, I want to present a novel challenge that any theory of language must meet. According to this challenge a satisfactory account of language must not only include ordinary uses of language, but also an account of language acquisition, language development, grammatical changes through history within and across languages, and fictional uses of language. In arguing for this challenge I will make clear that the traditional compositional account is unable to meet the challenge, unless it comes forward with an independently supported empirical account of the problematic evidence. If it can do so, then the traditional account will be in much better shape, with new evidence on its behalf. My second goal consists in sketching a new alternative account of the compositional nature of language (the open view). This view gives place to a new theory, one that can successfully meet the challenge. Furthermore, this new proposal succeeds while presenting a simpler explanation with a greater predictive power. Prácticamente desde Frege (1892), la tradición filosófica ha dado cuenta de la práctica lingüística a partir de una gramática del lenguaje que determina todos sus contenidos por composición. En este texto me propongo dos metas. Primero, presentaré un nuevo reto a toda teoría del lenguaje. Según este reto es necesario dar cuenta no sólo del uso ordinario del lenguaje, sino también de la adquisición y desarrollo del lenguaje, los cambios que sufren las lenguas a lo largo de su historia y los usos del lenguaje en contextos de ficción. Al presentar este reto quedará en claro que la visión tradicional será incapaz de enfrentarlo a menos que presente una explicación satisfactoria, no ad hoc, de la evidencia empírica que presentaré. De ser así, la tradición habrá encontrado nueva evidencia a su favor. Mi segunda meta consiste en ofrecer una visión alternativa de la naturaleza del lenguaje: la visión abierta. Esta visión da lugar a una nueva teoría capaz de enfrentar el reto exitosamente. Más aún, lo hace a partir de una explicación más simple y con mayor poder predictivo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2017-04-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Análisis teórico de problemas conceptuales a partir de evidencia empírica application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/12931 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; 54-73 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (2017): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; 54-73 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v9.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/12931/garc%C3%ADaram%C3%ADrez2017 Derechos de autor 2017 Eduardo Garcia Ramirez
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topic composicionalidad
adquisición del lenguaje
cambio histórico
multiplicidad
filosofía
psicología
lenguaje
composition
acquisition
historical change
multiplicity
spellingShingle composicionalidad
adquisición del lenguaje
cambio histórico
multiplicidad
filosofía
psicología
lenguaje
composition
acquisition
historical change
multiplicity
Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo
The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
topic_facet composicionalidad
adquisición del lenguaje
cambio histórico
multiplicidad
filosofía
psicología
lenguaje
composition
acquisition
historical change
multiplicity
author Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo
author_facet Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo
author_sort Garcia Ramirez, Eduardo
title The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
title_short The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
title_full The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
title_fullStr The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
title_full_unstemmed The compositional nature of language: A challenge and a proposal
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description Since Frege (1892), the philosophical tradition has made sense of linguistic practice from the point of view of a compositional grammar. In this paper I have two goals in mind. First, I want to present a novel challenge that any theory of language must meet. According to this challenge a satisfactory account of language must not only include ordinary uses of language, but also an account of language acquisition, language development, grammatical changes through history within and across languages, and fictional uses of language. In arguing for this challenge I will make clear that the traditional compositional account is unable to meet the challenge, unless it comes forward with an independently supported empirical account of the problematic evidence. If it can do so, then the traditional account will be in much better shape, with new evidence on its behalf. My second goal consists in sketching a new alternative account of the compositional nature of language (the open view). This view gives place to a new theory, one that can successfully meet the challenge. Furthermore, this new proposal succeeds while presenting a simpler explanation with a greater predictive power.
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