METALINGUISTIC RULES
Charles François (2004). METALINGUISTIC RULES, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 2094.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 2094 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
- “The rules which govern how words and sentences shall be related to objects and events” (G. BATESON, 1973, p.153).
BATESON states: “Denotative communication as it occurs at the human level is only possible after the evolution of a complex set of metalinguistic rules…
- “It is therefore appropriate to look for the evolution of such metalinguistic and/or metacommunicative rules at pre-human and pre-verbal level” (Ibid).
For a thorough exploration of this subject, see A. KORZYBSKI's “Science and Sanity” (1950).