Universal and language-specific aspects of "propositional attitudes": Russian vs. English

Title
Universal and language-specific aspects of "propositional attitudes": Russian vs. English
Publication Date
2007
Author(s)
Gladkova, Anna
Editor
Editor(s): Schalley, A and Khlentzos, D
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Edition
1
Series
Studies in Language Companion Series (SLCS)
UNE publication id
une:6430
Abstract
In the linguistic literature inspired by the philosophical tradition, it is often assumed that the key distinction in the area of "propositional attitude" is that between "know" and "believe". The Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory of language and thought a argues that while KNOW is a universal conceptual prime, "believe" is not. It posits THINK, not "believe" as a universal counterpart of KNOW The Moscow Semantic School posits primitives ZNAT' (KNOW) and SČITAT' (which has no exact English equivalent). This chapter argues that the use of "sčitat" – and "believe" asputative primes is unjustified. It supports THINK/DUMAT' as a universal conceptual prime and it shows that the use of this element as a prime leads to much better results than the use of "sčitat".
Link
Citation
Mental States, v.2: Language and cognitive structure, p. 61-83
ISBN
9789027231055
9789027231031
Start page
61
End page
83

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