语言符号任意性的哲学探索

语言符号是由施指和所指在任意性原则的基础上结合而形成的一种代码符,其意指功能只有通过使用者的认知活动才可能得以实现。语言符号的组成及各部分之间的关系可以更适当地以化合物隐喻来建构。无论从物理的还是从生物本能的角度看,施指和所指都不存在对应关系。任意性原则将语言从纷繁芜杂的社会现象中剥离出来,揭示了语言自治的系统性、创造性,从而确定了语言学研究的对象,规定了语言研究的共时性,使语言研究成为现代意义上的科学研究。

A Philosophical Exploration of the Arbitrariness of Linguistic Symbols

Linguistic symbols are encoded signs composed of the signified and the signifier based on the principle of arbitrariness.They perform their reference function through cognitive activities.Relationship between linguistic components can be properly constructed through the metaphor of chemical compounds.In the case of linguistic symbols,there is no one-to-one correspondence between the signifier and the signified either from the physical or the biological perspective.The principle of arbitrariness isolates lan...