Words and Meaning in Metasemantics - Grounds for an Interactive Theory

In Words and Meaning in Metasemantics, Juan José Colomina-Almiñana argues that language meaning determination requires close attention to the constant interaction between speech communities, speaker's intentions, and the audience's uptakes.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Traditional View
Chapter 2: The Psychological Relevance of Propositional Content
Chapter 3: The Conventionality of Propositional Content
Chapter 4: The Interactive Theory
Chapter 5. Expanding the Interactive Theory
Chapter 6: Application 1: Tensed Sentences
Chapter 7: Application 2: Disagreements
Chapter 8: Application 3: Presupposition Projection

About the author

Juan J. Colomina-Almiñana is assistant professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the Interdepartmental Program in Linguistics at Louisiana State University.

Summary

In Words and Meaning in Metasemantics, Juan José Colomina-Almiñana argues that language meaning determination requires close attention to the constant interaction between speech communities, speaker's intentions, and the audience's uptakes.

Product details

• Authors: Juan Jos? Colomina-Almi?ana, Juan Jose Colomina-Alminana, Juan José Colomina-Almiñana
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781793609489
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-948-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc