Given below are two statements: Statement I: The Hindu view of communication…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The Hindu view of communication considers language as a tool to understand an illusory world.
Statement II: According to the Hindu view of communication, hearing and understanding of language are for realisation of some state of affairs.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true — ConceptCommunication theory must distinguish ontology—claims about the nature or status of the world—from linguistic cognition—what a hearer grasps on…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
Communication theory must distinguish ontology—claims about the nature or status of the world—from linguistic cognition—what a hearer grasps on understanding an utterance.
In Indian theories of verbal knowledge, śābdabodha is cognition produced by a meaningful sentence and concerns the content or state of affairs presented through language.
Application
Statement I transfers the doctrine of māyā, which concerns the world's appearance or ontological status, into a definition of language's function. That conflation is not the Hindu semantic account, so Statement I is false.
Statement II describes linguistic understanding as cognition of the content or state of affairs conveyed by an utterance. This accords with the account of śābdabodha, so Statement II is true.
Contrast
“Both Statement I and Statement II are true” retains the conflation in Statement I.
“Both Statement I and Statement II are false” denies the recognized semantic role described in Statement II.
“Statement I is true but Statement II is false” reverses the two evaluations.
“Statement I is false but Statement II is true” preserves the distinction between ontology and linguistic cognition.
Result
Therefore, Statement I is false and Statement II is true.