单词 | protosyntax |
释义 | > as lemmasprotosyntax protosyntax n. Brit. /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈsɪntaks/ , U.S. /ˌproʊdoʊˈsɪnˌtæks/ (a) Logic the term used by W.V.O. Quine (1908–2000) for a first-order formal theory of syntax based on the notions of concatenation of expressions and the alphabetic ordering of symbols; (b) Linguistics the hypothetical or reconstructed syntax of an early stage in the evolution of language.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > [noun] > study or science of > specific theory of protosyntax1940 1940 W. V. Quine Math. Logic vii. 292 The part of syntax which omits membership will be called protosyntax. 1979 Language 55 392 There are fundamental problems for any attempt to reconstruct a hypothetical proto-syntax. 1986 Noûs 20 417 He has often tended to present his most original ideas in technical frameworks (beginning with his own extended version of Quine's protosyntax in the early 1960's). 2006 R. K. Logan in N. Gontier et al. Evolutionary Epistemol., Lang. & Culture 158 The protosyntax of toolmaking and tool-use is the order or sequence in which the procedures for making and using the tools are carried out. < as lemmas |
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