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Default Re: linguistic theories (grammar, language)

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Originally Posted by bianca
The only tool we have to define language is language itself. Take the example with the apple - to define the empirical concept of the apple (as an individual) begins with defining the perceived concept of the apple.
An excellent point. It begs the question, how do the hard sciences, say, physicists, for one, get around perception?
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