Module 5 - Wittgenstein's Use Theory of Meaning Flashcards
(53 cards)
(…) as meaning is the third theory of meaning attributed to Wittgenstein
Use
For Wittgenstein, the meaning of a word or a linguistic expression is not to be identified with any supposed referent of the word or linguistic expression but with its (…)
use
Stated summarily, the (…) theory of meaning holds that the meaning of a word or a linguistic expression is its (…) in a (…)
use; use; language-game
A word or a linguistic expression is like a (…) in a game and has its significance only in that particular game
piece
The totality of language, e.g. English, can be though of as one huge (…) which can be analyzed and broken down to the different constituent specific (…) or (…) (…)
language-game; elementary; fundamental; language-game
The complexity and problematic nature of the third theory of meaning starts from the very ambiguity of the English word ‘(…)’
use
As a noun, the word ‘(…)’ translates to close synonyms like ‘(…),’ or ‘(…),’ or ‘(…),’ or ‘(…)’
use; practice; benefit; credit; value
As a verb, the word ‘(…)’ translates to the verb ‘(..)’ or to the verb ‘(…)’ or to the verb ‘(…)’
use; equivalent; play; employ
Further as a noun, the word ‘(…)’ translates to the distant synonyms like ‘(…)’ or ‘(…)’
watch; watchman; watchingman
(…) to (…) a word correctly in a (…) is the measure of a person’s knowledge of the meaning of a words
Ability; use; sentence
The best that can be made out of Wittgenstein’s concept of (…) is to recognize and appreciate to the fullest that (…) is essential to (…)
language-game; language-game; communication
If there is to be a successful and significant exchange of thoughts and ideas between at least two persons or parties, there must be a shared linguistic background or environment in a typical life activity or (…)
form of life
People understand each other best when they abide by the same (…)
language-game
One’s mastery of a language is a function of the number and variety of different language-games and forms of life one can well play within the entirety of the language
TRUE
Wittgenstein believes that language and language-games are essentially social phenomena
TRUE
Wittgenstein believes in the possibility of a private language playable by one and only one person
FALSE
Gravity, just like gender, is a social construct
FALSE
Gravity is a physical construct
TRUE
The social sciences, in construct to the physical sciences, focus more on the cognitive states (thought processes) or human behaviors of human beings as cognitive agents doing observations rather than on the bare observations themselves
TRUE
Language-games can be observed in physical phenomena, e.g. gravity and the weather
TRUE
Language-games can be observed in social phenomena, e.g. human linguistic interactions and use of language
TRUE
Observation claims, in contrast to theoretical claims, are usually taken as straightforwardly factual and hence are ordinarily not subject to debate
FALSE
Theoretical claims,. in contrast to observational claims, are more debatable
FALSE
Making observations is very much like playing a language-game
TRUE
