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Christina Erneling

Professor i psykologi

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Why Second Language Learning is not First Language Learning

Författare

  • Christina Erneling

Summary, in English

The Philosophical Investigations starts with a quotation from St. Augustine on language learning. The usual reconstruction of Wittgenstein's criticism of St. Augustine's view on language focusses on meaning — that is, the picture theory which he had in common with Wittgenstein's own earlier views. This paper shows that Wittgenstein in discussing ostensive definition, understanding, and the private language argument also attacks St. Augustine's notion of learning. In recent years the Augustinian conception has been resurrected in cognitive theories postulating an innate language of thought (e.g., Fodor), making Wittgenstein's claims that this conception of learning is paradoxical very relevant.

Publiceringsår

1993

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

341-351

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Interchange

Volym

24

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer

Ämne

  • Communication Studies

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0826-4805