摘要
艾柯(Umberto Eco)曾就奥古斯丁对符号范畴扩展的贡献作出肯定:“第一个提出‘一般符号学’亦即符号的一般‘科学’或‘学说’的,正是奥古斯丁,在那里,符号成为属,语词(onomata)和自然征兆(semeia)两者一样,都成为种。”①古希腊罗马时期将符号视作自然事物、身体症状等可见者,是不可显事物的证据或征兆,后又看作三段论的前提或作为前件命题(lekton)以推出结论。
The concept of“meaning”takes center stage in St.Augustine’s writings,serving as both a mental and linguistic element.It plays a pivotal role in establishing triadic relationship of signification,encompassing the sign,meaning,and the thing it signifies.Augustine’s exploration of meaning draws from the Stoic tradition and gives rise to the emergence of“Expressionist semiotics,”which stands in contrast to traditional inferencebased semiotics.This new theoretical framework represents a significant departure.This departure is not only evident in the connection between meaning and inner language,where the former undergoes transformation by the latter,but also in the placement of meaning within the process of communication.This repositioning makes meaning the cornerstone of expression and comprehension,rather than simply existing within the referential relationship between words and objects.Consequently,meaning takes on qualities of openness and infinity,breaking free from its prior static and closed state.Understanding is transformed into an interactive process,where individuals actively engage.Augustine’s theory of meaning,which bears similarities to modern semiotics,held a subversive significance in its historical context.
作者
渠冉
屠友祥
QU Ran;TU Youxiang(The Research Center for Literary Theory and Aesthetics,Shandong University;Department of Chinese Language and Literature,Sun Yat-sen University)
出处
《基督教文化学刊》
2023年第2期190-210,共21页
Journal for the Study of Christian Culture
基金
国家社科基金项目“重建符号学基本原理视域下的符号否定性与本体论研究”(17BZW003)
教育部人文社科重点基地重大项目“普通符号学与生态符号学研究”(16JJD740014)的阶段性成果
