Possibilities and perspectives of analytic philosophy as philosophy of language

In the article possibilities of analytic philosophy (philosophy of the logical analysis and linguistic philosophy) in formation of general theory of language are considered. It's shown that though the methodology of analytic philosophy of language is rather productive in language analysis, nevertheless, its potentialities in formation of a general, complete theory of language necessity of which is dictated by development of systems of intellectual management, are limited. Limitation of potentialities of methods of logical and linguistic analysis of language can be seen in an isolationism of corresponding to these methods representations about language, which means consider language separately from its essential characteristics and components. If philosophy of logical analysis ignores subject-realization of language, then the linguistic philosophy ignores role of internal mental processes in speech activity of the subject, and both these directions of analytic philosophy ignore a figurative, figurative-sensual component of language. Thus certain paradox in existence of analytic philosophy of language can be seen, when having the methodological instruments of the language analysis, it doesn't offer a relevant conceptual-theoretical explanation of language. Nevertheless analytic philosophy of language has internal potential for overcoming of an isolationism of its views on language. Not in the last place existence of such potential is caused by change of analytic philosophy of language methodological positions concerning in particular critique of metaphysics and critique of general judgments use. View change on metaphysics allows also view change on general judgments, on generalizations and makes potentially possible formation of general analytic theory of language. But concept-methodological synthesis (when methods of the logical and linguistic analysis (ordinary language analysis), semiotics, information-cybernetic, evolution-genetic methods are united), which is necessary in such formation leads language investigations out of limits of actual analytic philosophy of language therefore problem of self-identification of analytic philosophy as philosophy of language becomes rather important.

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