“涵义(sense/Sinn)”概念的提出,以及涵义与指称(reference/Bedeutung)之间的区分,常被认为是弗雷格对语言哲学作出的最为核心的贡献。人们通常认为,这个贡献在于对句子和表达式的认知意义作出了解释。也就是说,句子或表达式之所以在认知意义上有区别,是因为具有不同的涵义。 The proposition of the notion of “sense / sinn”, and the distinction between meaning and reference (reference / bedeutung), is often considered to be Frege’s most central contribution to linguistic philosophy. It is often assumed that this contribution lies in the interpretation of the cognitive meaning of sentences and expressions. In other words, the reason why sentences or expressions differ in the cognitive sense is that they have different meanings.