András Kertész

The paper analyses a case study which shows that current trends in cognitive linguistics result in a sceptical dilemma. Tue attempt to resolve the dilemma yields the following theses concerning the relationship between cognitive linguistics and metascientific reflection: (a) Cognitive linguistics and Quine's naturalized epistemology are compatible with each other; (b) Naturalized epistemology may contribute directly to the solution of the objectscientific problems of cognitive linguistics; (c) However, this contribution is only partial, because metascientific reflection cannot carry out the tasks of objectscientific theories.