“负的方法”与普通语言学理论的建构:索绪尔语言哲学探寻
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摘要:本文是英语语言学论文,本研究从语言哲学角度出发,以索绪尔《普通语言学教程》、《普通语言学手稿》及其他相关文献为文本分析对象,考察索绪尔建构普通语言学理论中所采用的“负的方法”。
CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Orientation
Based on Course in General Linguistics, Writings in General Linguistics and otherrelated works by Saussure, the present study attempts to investigate negativity in theconstruction of Saussure’s theory of general linguistics from the perspective of
Philosophy of language. In this study, negativity from the perspective of philosophy oflanguage is an approach adopted by Saussure to define the value of a sign byexcluding and negating all the other signs in the language system. The value of a signin this case is what the values of the other signs within the language system are not.The purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to find out what negativity is inSaussure’s theory of general linguistics and dig out the philosophical basis underlyingthis approach, (2) to explore how this approach is realized at different levels of thelanguage system in terms of the inter-semiotic relations within the language systembased on the working definition and classification made by the author, and (3) toclarify the reason why Saussure has chosen negativity as an approach to construct histheory of general linguistics in terms of the characteristics of his philosophy oflanguage.
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1.2 Rationale and Significance for the Present Study
As the father of modern linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure has especially beenknown as the originator of general linguistics, which has a great impact on the studiesof linguistics. He contributed a bold systematic approach to the Neogrammarian. Andthis approach was first introduced to the theory of the “phoneme”, which wasconceptualized not as an independent entity, but in relation to all the other phonemesin the same language (Bouissac 2010:127). The systematic approach is the essence of Saussure’s philosophy of language (Xu 1991:106). This theory indicates that languageis a system, and within this system, the value of each term is purely differential anddefined not by their positive content but negatively by their relations with the otherterms of the system.There are a lot of studies of theory of language system. Among them, studiesfrom the perspective of system, including Xin (2005), Yu (2005), Zhang and Wang(2005) have explored Saussure’s linguistic theories based on the systematic approach.Studies from the perspective of philosophy of language, including Qian (2013), Wang(2013) and Huo (2014) have discussed Saussure’s thinking path of philosophy oflanguage based on the systematic approach. Xin (2005:118) has pointed out thatSaussure emphasized that a sign belongs to the language system by using “terme”. Yu(2005: 363, 365) and Zhao (2005:42) both hold the opinion that the meaning of a signis defined in the approach of opposition and difference in terms of syntagmaticrelations and associative relations within the language system. Wang (2013:10) callsthis approach of Saussure “close the door to beat language”. Huo (2014:5, 6) arguesthat since the connection between linguistic signs and external reality is cut off, themeaning of linguistic signs cannot be defined by reference and can only be provedinside the system. He calls this kind of opposition and difference “negativity”.Although the argument put forward by Huo holds that Saussure has constructed hisgeneral linguistics in the approach of negativity, it does not talk further about how thisapproach is displayed in Saussure’s linguistic signs and his theory of meaning.
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