noun
linguistic turn
A technical term in philosophy referring to the 20th-century shift toward analyzing language as central to philosophical problems.
20世紀の哲学では、言語論的転回が大きな影響を与えた。
In 20th-century philosophy, the linguistic turn had a major impact.
Calque of English 'linguistic turn', composed of 言語論 (linguistics, philosophy of language) + 的 (-tic) + 転回 (turn).