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6. Of pictures and trivialitiesTue Trinh, 2023, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: Wittgenstein’s picture theory of language (PTL) unites grammar and logic as two sides of the same coin. A consequence of this theory, which Wittgenstein refuses to accept, is that trivialities are ill-formed. This turns out to be precisely what is claimed by Logicality, a recently developed thesis about natural language which has been corroborated by a large amount of empirical arguments. Logicality also provides an explanation for Wittgenstein’s dissonant attitude towards trivialities. The discussion on PTL and Logicality brings out reasons to take a closer look at the historical relationship between analytic philosophy and generative linguistics. Ključne besede: Wittgenstein, grammar, pictures, logicality Objavljeno v RUNG: 09.01.2025; Ogledov: 262; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
7. Logicality and the picture theory of languageTue Trinh, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: I argue that there is tension in Wittgenstein’s position on trivialities (i.e. tautologies and contradictions) in the Tractatus, as it contains the following claims: (A) sentences are pictures; (B) trivialties are not pictures; (C) rivialities are sentences. A and B follow from the “picture theory” of language which Wittgenstein proposes, while C contradicts it. I discuss a way to resolve this tension in light of Logicality, a hypothesis recently developed in linguistic research. Logicality states that trivialities are excluded by the grammar, and that under the right analysis sentences which look trivial are in
fact contingent. The tools necessary to support Logicality, I submit, were not available to Wittgenstein at the time, which explains his commitment to C. I end the paper by commenting on some points of contact between analytic philosophy and the generative enterprise in linguistics which are brought into relief by the discussion. Ključne besede: logicality, grammar, trivialities, wittgenstein, tractatus Objavljeno v RUNG: 08.01.2025; Ogledov: 288; Prenosov: 2
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