形式主义和功能主义语言学浅析

Research of Formalism and Functionalism

自50年代"乔姆斯基革命"以来,在语言研究的方法论上基本的研究方法只有两个——形式主义和功能主义。两大分支的代表人物分别是以乔姆斯基为代表的形式主义语言学,和以韩礼德为代表的功能主义语言学。本文拟通过对形式主义和功能主义的划分、基本语言观等方面进行比较,揭示二者的不同性和相容性。说明形式主义语言学和功能主义语言学不能用简单的两分法,并不是非此即彼。

Formalism and functionalism are two distinct research trends in linguistics. In spite of their different methods, formalism and functionalism can learn from each other and complement each other. After a discussion of their different linguistic theories,this paper tries to reduce their mutual isolation and to make it possible for scholars from the two strands to learn from each other＇s views.