Meaning, context and methodology / edited by Sarah-Jane Conrad, Klaus Petrus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petrus, Klaus, 1967- author.

Contributor:

Conrad, Sarah, editor.

Series:

Mouton series in pragmatics ; Volume 19.

Mouton Series in Pragmatics, 1864-6409 ; Volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Context (Linguistics).

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter Mouton, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

What methodological impact does Contextualism have on the philosophy of language? This collection sets out to provide some answers. The authors in this volume question three ultimately connected assumptions of the philosophy of language. The first assumption relates to the predominant status of referential semantics and its power to explain truth-conditional meaning. This assumption has come under attack by the context thesis and a number of papers pursue the question of whether this is justified. The second assumption gives priority to assertive sentences when considering language use. The context thesis changes our understanding of language use altogether; possible implications from this methodological shift are addressed in this volume. According to the third assumption, philosophical analysis amounts to nothing more than conceptual analysis. The context thesis risks undermining this project. Whether conceptual analysis can still be defended as a methodological tool is discussed in this volume.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Open texture and schematicity as arguments for non-referential semantics

Full but not saturated: The myth of mandatory primary pragmatic processes

How to get lost in context: Searle on context, content and literal meaning

Meaning and interpretation

The role of context in semantics: A Relevance Theory perspective

Boo semantics: Radical nonfactualism and non truth-conditional meaning

Metaphor and mercurial content

Context, two-dimensional semantics and conceptual analysis

The use of the Binding Argument in the debate about location

Slices of meaning: Levels of analysis and the unity of understanding

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501504235

1501504231

9781501504327

1501504320

OCLC:

1011440164