La naturaleza del lenguaje: un reto y una propuesta

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Eduardo Garcia Ramirez

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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.

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Garcia Ramirez, E. (2017). La naturaleza del lenguaje: un reto y una propuesta. Revista Argentina De Ciencias Del Comportamiento, 9(1), 54–73. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v9.n1.12931
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Eduardo Garcia Ramirez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas

Soy Investigador Titular del Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas de la UNAM desde 2010.

https://edugarciaramirez.wordpress.com/

Doctor en Filosofía con estudios en psicolingüística y psicología congitiva en la University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (EUA).

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