Vprašanje izbire v jezikoslovju

Vitez, Primož (author)

Jezikoslovec je v svoji težnji, da se uveljavi kot znanstveni subjekt in objektivno opisuje jezik kot predmet zunaj njega samega, v specifičnem spoznavnem položaju, ker prebiva v svojem znanstvenem predmetu in je torej načeloma nemogoče, da bi izvršil nalogo, ki si jo zastavlja. V parafrazi Saussurjevega paradoksa, kakor ga je izpeljal W. Labov, je mogoče paradoks jezikoslovca obrniti takole: "jezikovna dejstva opazuje jezikoslovec kot oseba, pri čemer pa ta obstaja zgolj kot nosilec osebnih spoznavnih izkušenj, ki na jezikovnih dejstvih temeljijo." To pomeni, da je jezikoslovec kot opazovalec jezika nujno dejaven znotraj opazovanega predmeta. In še drugače: ko jezikoslovec opisuje jezik % brez možnosti, da bi iz njega izstopil - v njem (tudi takrat, ko interpretira jezikovno rabo drugih) pušča sled svoje jezikovne individualnosti, se pravi intimne občutljivosti, ki se ji v nobenem primeru ne more izogniti. Njegova verodostojnost je v celoti odvisna od etične drže, ki jo bo zavzel v odnosu do svojega raziskovalnega dela.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: izbira, jezikoslovec, epistemologija, saussurjanski paradoks, znanstvena etika
• Typology: 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2015
• Number of pages: Str. 47-55
• Numbering: Del 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166462
• UDC: 81-051:174
• COBISS.SI-ID: 59006050
• Publication date in RUL: 13.01.2025

Record is a part of a monograph

• Title: Slovnica in slovar - aktualni jezikovni opis
• Editors: Mojca Smolej
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete
• Year: 2015
• ISBN: 978-961-237-787-8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 281920512
• Collection title: Obdobja
• Collection numbering: 34
• Collection ISSN: 1408-211X

Secondary language

• Language: English

Abstract

Through the tendency to establish themselves as objective analysts and therefore describe language as an exterior object, linguists face a highly specific epistemic situation, because they are constantly overwhelmed by their object and thus in no position to accomplish their objective deed. This paradox is viewable by paraphrasing W. Labov who pointed to Saussure's inconsistent definition of the social function of language, saying that language as a social institution is only observable through individual use while individuals are always observed in social interaction. Consequently, language is necessarily analyzed by individual linguists who only exist by their own experience, based on linguistic realities. It seems that linguists as descriptors of language systems and their actualizations can only operate inside their object. Their credibility entirely depends on the ethical position they adopt as to their authorship and research effort.

• Keywords: choice, linguist, epistemology, Saussurian paradox, ethics of scinece