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Antinomy

Generally speaking, the contradiction that manifests itself between two equally valid principles or between two (obviously) correct conclusions based on these principles.

Antipsychologism

The view that psychological or spiritual processes cannot explain the sign process. Proponents of this doctrine argue that signs cannot be explained by their relationship to reason, namely, reason accepted as an internal or private sphere; reason could be explained...

Anti-realism

The complete denial of realism; even more radical, a denial of the problem (a series of problems) that raises the question of whether or not our signs can or do not accurately describe or represent reality.

Aperçu

A French word meaning flash, insight, schematization, and annotation. Sometimes this word is used to denote the sketching or general representation of an argument or narrative.

Aphasia

Lack or lack of ability to understand words, often as a result of brain damage. Roman Jakobson and other linguists have studied aphasia in the hope that such a study could shed light on our speech abilities as well as the nature of language.



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