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Tag: Chinese language

From Metaverse to Token

The article critiques the misguided belief that modern concepts like the Metaverse and AI terminology can be traced back to ancient Chinese texts solely through their translations. It argues that translation does not establish historical origins, emphasizing the importance of understanding concepts in their intellectual context, rather than confusing translations with history.

AI, AI Terminology, Chinese language, Concept History, Concept Translation, Cross-cultural Communication, 翻译, English Language, Etymology, 自然语言, 词元, 词源, 语言哲学, 语言学, 语言与思想, 语义学, 跨文化交流, Geoffrey Chen, Language and Thought, Language Philosophy, Linguistics, Metaverse, Natural Language, Philosophy of Language, Reference, Semantics, Sustenesis, Token, Translation, 元宇宙, 技术翻译, 指称, 概念翻译, 概念分析, 概念史, 人工智能

Ambiguity in Chinese and the Cost of Clarification in Modern Communication

Chinese language, clarification cost, 现代交流, 知识传播, disambiguation, English, 英语, 高语境语言, 语言结构, 语言歧义, high-context language, Japanese, knowledge transmission, language structure, linguistic ambiguity, modern communication, 日语, 消歧机制, 中文, 澄清成本

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