The article is devoted to the problems of the ontological assumptions of linguistics. It is argued that the thesis on the diversity of these assumptions goes beyond the classic positions in the dispute over language universals. The dependence of ontological assumptions on the empirically established linguistic theories is indicated.
The paper deals with the philosophical assumptions of linguistic theories. It is concerned with three paradigms of linguistic thought (generativist, structuralist, and historical-comparative). Its main thesis is a proposal to treat the psychological approach assumed by generativists as a peculiar dialectical transformation of the psychological assumptions of the historical-comparative linguistics.
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The paper deals with the philosophical assumptions of linguistic theories. It is concerned with three paradigms of linguistic thought (generativist, structuralist, and historical-comparative). Its main thesis is a proposal to treat the psychological approach assumed by generativists as a peculiar dialectical transformation of the psychological assumptions of the historical-comparative linguistics.