霍布斯虽然不能算作一流的哲学家,但是他的《利维坦》对同时代的学者影响很大,其中包括近代哲学的始祖笛卡尔。尽管这本书被视为政治理论的划时代之作,但它的基础却是语言。霍布斯认为没有语言,一切都将不复存在。本文总结霍布斯关于语言起源的思考,分析他对语言使用与误用的划分,探讨他关于语言时空维度的思想,剖析他对名词的论述,进而揭示语言在人类世界中的本体地位。同时,本文也在尝试为语言哲学研究提供参考。 Although Hobbes can not be regarded as a first-class philosopher, his “Leviathan” had a great influence on contemporary scholars, including Descartes, the ancestor of modern philosophy. Although this book is considered an epoch-making work of political theory, it is based on language. Hobbes thinks there is no language, everything will cease to exist. This paper summarizes Hobbes’ s thinking on the origin of language, analyzes his division of language use and misuse, discusses his thoughts on the dimension of language space and time, analyzes his discussion of nouns, and then reveals the ontology of language in the human world. At the same time, this article also attempts to provide a reference for the study of language philosophy.