In this paper, we defend two claims. First, we argue that a notion of contextuality that has been formalized in physics and psychology is applicable to linguistic contexts. Second, we propose that this formal apparatus is philosophically significant for the epistemology of language because it imposes homogeneous rational constraints on speakers. We propose a Contextuality Principle that explains and articulates these two claims. This principle states that speakers update contextual information by significantly reducing the space of probabilities and variables in a non-commutative way. Some contexts affect other contexts not merely in terms of the information they contain, but also on the basis of their sequential order. In particular, we argue that the Contextuality by Default (CBD) theory provides a formalism that helps explain the role of contextuality in rational linguistic exchanges.

在本文中，我们为两个主张辩护。首先，我们认为已经在物理学和心理学中形式化的语境概念适用于语言语境。其次，我们认为这种形式化装置对语言认识论具有哲学意义，因为它对说话者施加了同质的理性约束。我们提出了一个语境原则来解释和阐明这两个主张。该原则指出，说话者通过以非交换方式显着减少概率和变量的空间来更新上下文信息。一些语境影响其他语境不仅在它们包含的信息方面，而且在它们的顺序的基础上。尤其是，