Meaning Theory and Communication

Author: Horisk C.

Source: Mind & Language, Volume 19, Number 2, April 2004 , pp. 177-198(22)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

: Strawson contends that the proper subject matter of a theory of meaning includes what is meant on an occasion of utterance. If his contention is correct, it rules out a recent proposal that Davidsonian semantic theory should limit its scope so that it does not capture the extension of what is meant or what is said. In this paper, I reject Strawson's arguments for his contention. Despite the persuasive ring of his claim that the essential character of linguistic rules is that they are rules for communicating, his case remains unproven.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2004.00253.x

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