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meaning of a sentence


Subject Philosophy

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781405106795.2004.x


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P hilosophy of language, logic In contrast to the meaning of a word, which is a potential meaning that is realized when the word is used in a sentence, the meaning of a sentence is claimed to be a certain extra-linguistic fact. Even philosophers who reject an ontology of facts can retain the priority sentence meaning over word meaning. Philosophers who accept the notion of a propositional attitude see the meaning of a sentence as the object of pro-positional attitudes. “The meaning of a sentence is something in the outside world at a given time and in relationship to given persons, qualities, and objects.” Bolinger and Sears, Aspects of Language ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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