Colloquial language
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Colloquial language, especially in philosophy of language
, is natural
language
which, among other properties, uses colloquialism
s. In the field of logical atomism
, meaning is evaluated differently than with more formal propositions.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
, is natural
Natural language
In the philosophy of language, a natural language is any language which arises in an unpremeditated fashion as the result of the innate facility for language possessed by the human intellect. A natural language is typically used for communication, and may be spoken, signed, or written...
language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
which, among other properties, uses colloquialism
Colloquialism
A colloquialism is a word or phrase that is common in everyday, unconstrained conversation rather than in formal speech, academic writing, or paralinguistics. Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. as an identifier...
s. In the field of logical atomism
Logical atomism
Logical atomism is a philosophical belief that originated in the early 20th century with the development of analytic philosophy. Its principal exponents were the British philosopher Bertrand Russell, the early work of his Austrian-born pupil and colleague Ludwig Wittgenstein, and his German...
, meaning is evaluated differently than with more formal propositions.
See also
- Alphabetic List of colloquial languages
- List of nursery rhymes
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Ludwig Wittgenstein