语法系统的运作机制——来自中枢神经系统的启发

The Similarities between Grammatical System and Central Neurotic System

虽然语法系统和中枢神经系统表面上看来很不相同,然而它们之间却存在着惊人的相似之处。它们都是具有超强功能的系统,而其功能在很大程度上决定于它们的构成元素和结构。我们发现,不仅两个系统的构成元素具有很强的相似性,而且它们的基本构成元素的联结方式也具有很大的共性。本文通过与中枢神经系统的类比来推断语法结构之间的相互关系,尝试揭示语法系统的运作机制。

According to the current knowledge, grammatical system and the central neurotic system are by nature different, but in fact they share a lot of thing in common. Both of them possess extremely sophisticated functions. The types and structure of neuron, the building block of the central neurotic system, surprisingly resemble those of individual constructions and grammatical markers. Through the analogue with the central neurotic system, this paper addresses the properties of grammatical system and especially the mechanism of its operation.