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(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind.

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mentalese

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌmɛnt(ə)lˈiːz/

Noun

uncountable usually

(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind.

Japanese Meaning

（哲学・心理学）概念が心に表現されるとされる、仮説上の非言語的な言語

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Cognitive scientists often invoke mentalese when explaining how abstract ideas are represented in the mind.

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認知科学者は、抽象的な概念が心の中でどのように表されるかを説明するときに、思考の言語をしばしば持ち出す。

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(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind.

The concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both Mentalese and, say, English is an analogical extension of the concept of a proposition as something that can be expressed by sentences in both English and German.

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mentaleses

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