102學年哲學所系列演講
活動日期:102年10月9日 下午3:10-5:00
活動地點:人社院A306
講題:On symbol-referent mapping
講者:洪子偉
摘要:
This paper defends the view that the functional mechanisms underlying the capacity of understanding the means-‐end structure in action are necessary and in some cases sufficient for the capacity of understanding the symbol-‐referent relationship in language. This paper first examines the relationship between action and speech and cognitive requirements that are needed by symbol-‐referent mapping but not means-‐end mapping. It further explores the mechanisms that are indispensable for means-‐end mapping and investigates whether they are sufficient to explain symbol-‐referent mapping at the most basic level. Finally, it describes how this analysis is consistent with data in both animal communication and in children with and without semantic pragmatic language disorder (SPLD).