On an Alleged Connection Between Indirect Speech and the Theory of Meaning

Authors: Cappelen H.1; Lepore E.1

Source: Mind & Language, Volume 12, Number 3-4, September 1997 , pp. 278-296(19)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

A semantic theory T for a language L should assign content to utterances of sentences of L. One common assumption is that T will assign p to some S of L just in case in uttering S a speaker A says that p. We will argue that this assumption is mistaken.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Philosophy Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA

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