语言决定一切——在与乔姆斯基的比较中反观毕克顿语言进化论

Language determines everything——A reflection on Bickerton’s language evolutionary theory in comparison with Chomsky

毕克顿作为现代语言进化理论的领军人物,与乔姆斯基之间有着很深的理论渊源关系。随着其理论不断成熟,毕克顿逐渐摆脱乔姆斯基的强大精神场域形成独具一格的语言进化论,同时又能保持与乔姆斯基的呼应。毕克顿与乔姆斯基之间的理论关联深刻而复杂,对其进行必要的厘清不仅对于还原毕克顿语言理论至关重要,而且也关系到现代语言学源流走向的重新思考与书写问题。

As one of the leading figures of modern language evolutionary theory, Bickerton developed a deep theoretical relationship with Chomsky. Along with the maturity of his theories, Bickerton gradually got out of the powerful spiritual influence of Chomsky with a unique language evolutionary theory of his own taking shape, and meanwhile Bickerton could keep an echo to Chomsky. The theoretical relationship between Bickerton and Chomsky is profound and complicated, so an overall analysis is not only important to the revealing of Biekerton＇s language theory, but also concerned with the re-thinking and re-writing of modem linguistics.