The meaning of the signifier. On languages, mind and consciousness

Authors

  • José Luis Mendívil-Giró Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.202074697

Keywords:

lenguaje y pensamiento, significado, significante

Abstract

Jackendoff’s hypothesis on the unconsciousness of meaning implies that the relation between meaning and signifier does not only serve language use for communication, but it plays a central role in the explanation of how language supports consciousness and rational thought. This contribution discusses this hypothesis within generative grammar and considers its implications for the controversy on the relation between language and thought, and for the hypothesis of linguistic relativity.

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Published

2020-10-18

How to Cite

Mendívil-Giró, J. L. (2020). The meaning of the signifier. On languages, mind and consciousness. Tropelías: Review of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, (7), 1017–1029. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.202074697

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Apothecary