Problems and Mysteries in the Study of Human Language
Problems and Mysteries in the Study of Human Language
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人类语言研究中的问题和奥秘
DOI：
10.1007/978-94-010-1876-0_15
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发表时间：
1976
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影响因子：
9.2
通讯作者：
Noam Chomsky
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作者：
Noam Chomsky
我想大致区分语言和心智研究中出现的两种问题：一种是那些似乎可以用已经得到适度理解的方法和概念来解决的问题--我称之为“问题”;另一种是那些在我们今天仍然像最初制定时一样晦涩难懂的问题--我称之为“谜团”。这种区别部分反映了对已经取得的成就或可能取得的成就的主观评价。其他人看到的是神秘、不连贯和混乱，而在我看来，这些问题似乎相当清晰和直接，反之亦然。
I would like to distinguish roughly between two kinds of issues that arise in the study of language and mind: those that appear to be within the reach of approaches and concepts that are moderately well understood — what I will call “problems”; and others that remain as obscure to us today as when they were originally formulated — what I will call “mysteries.” The distinction reflects in part a subjective evaluation of what has been achieved or might be achieved in terms of ideas now available. Others see mysteries, incoherence and confusion where to me the issues seem rather clear and straightforward, and conversely.