符號奠基問題，又稱符號接地問題（英語：Symbol grounding problem）在认知科学和语义学中指的是「单词（通常指符号）如何獲得含義」的問題，與意義本身是什麼的問題關係密切。而意義問題與心理狀態是如何有意義的問題相關，因此符號奠基問題也與意識難題有關（即某些物理系統與主觀經驗的內容之間的聯繫是什麼？）。

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 意識
 形式语言
 形式系統

 
 詮釋學
 物理符號系統
 语用学
 语义学
 

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 注意： 本文基于最初发表于《自然/麦克米伦认知科学百科全书》中的条目，此条目此后由作者和維基百科社群进行了修订。 

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