영어 원문

One of the merits of Chomsky's work has been that he has persistently tried to call attention to the puzzling character of facts that are so familiar that we all tend to take them for granted as not requiring explanation. Just as physics begins in wonder at such obvious facts as the apples fall to the ground or genetics in wonder that plants and animals reproduce themselves, so the study of the structure of language begins in wondering at such humdrum facts as that “I like her cooking” has different meanings, “John is eager to please” isn't quite the same in structure as “John is easy to please,” and the equally obvious but often overlooked facts that we continually find ourselves saying and hearing things we have never said or heard before and that the number of possible new sentences is infinite.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

주제

언어학의 발달에 있어 촘스키의 공로

해석

One of the merits of Chomsky's work has been that he has persistently tried to call attention to the puzzling character of facts that are so familiar that we all tend to take them for granted as not requiring explanation.

촘스키가 이룩한 업적의 하나는 우리에게 너무 친숙해서 설명을 요하지 않고 당연한 것으로 받아들이는 사실들에 깃들여 있는 놀라운 성질에 우리의 주의를 꾸준히 환기시켜 왔다는데 있다.

※ call attention to N ∼에게 주의를 환기하다

※ take O for granted ∼을 당연한 것으롤 받아들이다

Just as physics begins in wonder at such obvious facts as the apples fall to the ground or genetics in wonder that plants and animals reproduce themselves, so the study of the structure of language begins in wondering at such humdrum facts as that “I like her cooking” has different meanings, “John is eager to please” isn't quite the same in structure as “John is easy to please,” and the equally obvious but often overlooked facts that we continually find ourselves saying and hearing things we have never said or heard before and that the number of possible new sentences is infinite.

물리학이 사과가 땅에 떨어지는 것과 같은 너무나 명백한 사실에 대한 경이에서 비롯되고, 혹은 유전학이 동식물이 생식하는데 대한 경이에서 비롯되는 것과 꼭 마찬가지로, 언어구조의 연구는 “I like her cooking”에 여러가지 의미가 있고, “John is eager to please”는 “John is easy to please”와 동일한 구조가 아니라는 등의 평범한 사실에 대한 경이에서 시작되며, 우리는 전에 말해졌거나 들어 본 적도 없는 말을 늘 자신이 말하거나 듣게되며 새로 만들어 낼 수 있는 문장의 수효는 무한하다는 역시 명백하면서도 종종 간과되는 사실들에 대한 경이에서 시작된다.

※ genetics 유전학

※ reproduce oneself 생식(번식)하다

※ humdrum [hmdrm]

【형용사】

평범한, 단조로운, 지루한

ex) a humdrum task 지루한 일

【명사】

① 단조로움, 평범, 지루함

② 지루한 것, 따분한 사람

※ humdrum facts 평범한 사실들

※ overlook 간과되다

※ infinite 무한한

※ denotation [dì:no(u)téiʃ(ə)n]

① [단어․어구의] 뜻, 의미

② 지시, 표시(indication)

③ 표, 표상, 상징(symbol), 명칭

④【논리】외연(外延) (extension)