9. Language, Thought, and Communication

Author: Harman, Gilbert

Source: Reasoning, Meaning, and Mind, July 1999 , pp. 166-183(18)

Publisher: Oxford Scholarship Online Monographs

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Abstract:

Consider the idea that a natural language like English is in the first instance incorporated into the system of representation one thinks with. This ‘incorporation’ view is compared with a translation or ‘decoding’ view of communication. Compositional semantics makes sense only given the implausible decoding view.

Keywords: communication; language; thought; compositional semantics; translation

Document Type: Research article

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