在英语,德语和中文中"真实"的模两可
1Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich, Zürichbergstrasse 43, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland.
概括
"真实"这个词在经验陈述中具有多种含义,导致模两可. 研究表明,真相陈述可以指客观现实或主观信念,表明固有的语义复杂性.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 语言的哲学语言的哲学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 预言"真实"对于表达关于世界的断言至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有完全解决在经验背景下"真实"的潜在模两可.
- 跨文化视角对于理解通用和语言特定的语义属性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在经验陈述中实证地调查预言"真实"的语义模两可.
- 识别和区分不同语言和文化对真理主张的不同解释.
主要方法:
- 与英语,德语和中文的母语使用者进行实证研究.
- 给参与者提供了真相陈述,并分析了他们的解释.
- 利用比较语言分析来辨别跨文化模式来理解"真实".
主要成果:
- 经验证据证实",真实"在经验领域内本质上是模糊的.
- 真理陈述至少有两种不同的读数:一个是指客观现实,另一个是主观信念.
- 观察到跨文化解释的差异,但总体而言,对模两可的发现是强有力的.
结论:
- 预言"真实"在经验话语中具有多种含义.
- 了解"真实"的含糊性对于准确解释真实陈述至关重要.
- 这些发现突出了真理命题的复杂性质及其跨文化语义变化.
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