A paradigm shift refers to a fundamental transformation in the conceptual framework through which a discipline understands its subject matter, methods, and standards of explanation. The term was popularized by Thomas S. Kuhn in *The Structure of Scientific Revolutions* (1962), where he argued that scientific progress is not merely cumulative but often proceeds through revolutionary changes in which one dominant paradigm is replaced by another. A paradigm is more than a theory; it includes shared assumptions, concepts, methods, values, and exemplars that guide research and interpretation. When persistent anomalies arise that cannot be adequately explained within the existing framework, a crisis develops, eventually leading to the adoption of a new paradigm that reorganizes the discipline's basic outlook. Although Kuhn developed the notion in the philosophy of science, the idea of a paradigm shift has been applied to philosophy, social sciences, and the humanities. In philosophy, a paradigm shift occurs when a philosopher introduces a radically new way of understanding a traditional problem, thereby changing the questions considered meaningful and the methods regarded as appropriate for answering them. Such shifts are evident in the transition from medieval scholasticism to modern rationalism, from Cartesian foundationalism to Kantian transcendental philosophy, and from traditional metaphysics to twentieth-century linguistic philosophy. Ludwig Wittgenstein's Language Game Theory is widely regarded as representing such a paradigm shift in the philosophy of language. To assess this claim, it is necessary to understand both the earlier conception of language and the revolutionary features introduced by Wittgenstein in his later philosophy, particularly in *Philosophical Investigations*. In his early work, *Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus*, Wittgenstein defended the picture theory of meaning. According to this theory, propositions are meaningful because they picture facts in the world through a shared logical structure. Language mirrors reality, and understanding a sentence involves grasping the state of affairs it represents. This view was closely associated with logical atomism and strongly influenced the logical positivists. The primary concern was the logical form of propositions and their correspondence with reality. However, Wittgenstein later rejected many assumptions of his earlier philosophy. In *Philosophical Investigations*, he argued that the meaning of